Tarifvertrag: der, die or das?
derTarifvertrag
Collective bargaining agreement
Short answer: Tarifvertrag takes the article der (der Tarifvertrag). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “collective bargaining agreement” in English.
Tarifvertrag: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Collective bargaining agreement
- Topic
- Career and learning
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Tarifvertrag take der?
Tarifvertrag is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Vertrag → der Tarifvertrag.
See the article rules →Tarifvertrag in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Tarifvertrag |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Tarifvertrag |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Tarifvertrag |
More words ending in -vertrag
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
