Short answer: Steuer takes the article die (die Steuer). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “tax” in English.
Steuer: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Tax
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Steuer take die?
Exception: most nouns ending in -er take der, but Steuer takes die. Learn it together with its article.
See the article rules →Steuer in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Steuer |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Steuer |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Steuer |
