Überschrift: der, die or das?
dieÜberschrift
Headline
Short answer: Überschrift takes the article die (die Überschrift). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “headline” in English.
Überschrift: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Headline
- Topic
- Technology and media
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Überschrift take die?
Überschrift is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Schrift → die Überschrift.
See the article rules →Überschrift in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Überschrift |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Überschrift |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Überschrift |
More words ending in -schrift
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
