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The article for

Obhut

die Obhut

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

Plural
no plural

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

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Why is it die Obhut?

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

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Lifted: Protective supervision of someone

[1] gehoben: beschützende Aufsicht über jemanden

[2] Supervision of someone or something

[2] Aufsicht über jemanden oder etwas

Examples

[1] After the parents of the children died, the aunt took them to their care

[1] Nachdem die Eltern der Kinder starben, nahm die Tante sie in ihre Obhut.

[1] "Many of these women had to leave their own children behind at home and add to the care of relatives, sometimes even strangers"

[1] „Viele dieser Frauen mussten ihre eigenen Kinder in der Heimat zurücklassen und in die Obhut von Verwandten, manchmal sogar Fremden geben.“
More source examples (5)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "He hated his greedy uncle, who had taken him into care after the parents' death ..."

[1] „Er hasste seinen geldgierigen Onkel, der ihn nach dem Tod der Eltern in Obhut genommen hatte…“

[1] "Lassehn remains alone, and immediately he becomes aware of how far he has already gone in to Klose's care that he feels almost a little safe with him"

[1] „Lassehn bleibt allein, und sofort wird ihm bewußt, wie weit er sich schon in Kloses Obhut begeben hat, daß er sich bei ihm schon fast ein wenig geborgen fühlt.“

[1] "The pastor let me in the care of the Rector" "

[1] „Der Pfarrer ließ mich in der Obhut des Rektors.“

[2] The curative took the collection under its care

[2] Der Kustos nahm die Sammlung unter seine Obhut.

[2] "The background was that the collections of an entire month had come to astray while it was in the care of the set" "

[2] „Der Hintergrund war der, dass die Kollekte eines gesamten Monats auf Abwege geraten war, während sie sich in der Obhut des Setzers befand.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Obhut —
Genitiv der Obhut —
Dativ der Obhut —
Akkusativ die Obhut —

Pronunciation

In context

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