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