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