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