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The article for

Faust

die Faust

Faust is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Fäuste

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it die Faust?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Faust, so learn the two together: die Faust.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Hand with concentrated fingers

[1] Hand mit geballten Fingern

Examples

[1] The fingers are to the fist concentrated

[1] Die Finger sind zur Faust geballt.

[1] "Andrew opened his mouth, but I shook my fist so convincingly that he stayed still"

[1] „Andrew öffnete den Mund, aber ich schüttelte meine Faust so überzeugend, dass er still blieb.“
More source examples (3)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "The altarpiece trembles on the tier when he edited the table with the fists"

[1] „Das Altarbild auf der Etagere zittert, als er den Tisch mit den Fäusten bearbeitet.“

[1] "While Dwayne was now drumming on the door with his fist and screaming loudly for help, Noby tried to organize his thoughts"

[1] „Während Dwayne nun mit der Faust auf die Tür trommelte und laut um Hilfe schrie, versuchte Noby seine Gedanken zu ordnen.“

[1] "He made a fist and held up the forearm"

[1] „Er machte eine Faust und hielt den Unterarm hoch.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Faust die Fäuste
Genitiv der Faust der Fäuste
Dativ der Faust den Fäusten
Akkusativ die Faust die Fäuste
Sense 2
der

Meaning

[1] German surname

[1] deutscher Nachname

[2] Same of a shape of the literature

[2] Eigenname einer Gestalt der Literatur

Examples

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Pronunciation

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