Questions & Answers about Die Quittung ist in der Tasche.
Why does it say der Tasche when the word for bag is feminine (die Tasche)?
Because Tasche is in the dative case here! The preposition in is a two-way preposition. Since the receipt is just resting there (answering "where?" or wo?), we use the dative case. In the dative, the feminine article die changes to der.
What would the sentence look like if I were putting the receipt into the bag?
If you were actively moving the receipt into the bag, it would answer "where to?" (wohin?). In that case, in would take the accusative case, and the feminine article doesn't change: Ich lege die Quittung in die Tasche.
Is there a rule to help remember that Quittung is feminine?
Yes! In German, almost all nouns that end in the suffix -ung are feminine. Because of this, it is always die Quittung.
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