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