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