Schwiegermutter: der, die or das?
dieSchwiegermutter
Mother-in-law
Short answer: Schwiegermutter takes the article die (die Schwiegermutter). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “mother-in-law” in English.
Schwiegermutter: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Mother-in-law
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Schwiegermutter take die?
Schwiegermutter is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Mutter → die Schwiegermutter.
See the article rules →Schwiegermutter in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Schwiegermutter |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Schwiegermutter |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Schwiegermutter |
More words ending in -mutter
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
