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