In this blog you will find some hints when to use the female article „die“ in German.
If a noun is female like the word „die Schwester“ (the sister), you use the article „die“.
- die Tante – the aunt
- die Oma – the grandma
- die Freundin – the girlfriend
- die Ehefrau – the wife
- die Stute – the mare (female horse)
- die Liebhaberin – the (female) enthusiast/ lover
If you find noun words ending on a -e like in the word „die Lampe“ (the lamp), you also use the article „die“.
- die Pflanze – the plant
- die Kerze – the candle
- die Katze – the cat
The word ending -schaft in the word „die Eigenschaft“ (the feature) is also a hint for the article „die“.
- die Landschaft – the landscape
- die Mannschaft – the team
- die Botschaft – the message / the embassy (two meanings)
- die Leidenschaft – the passion
… to be contined …