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