Ahornsirup: der, die or das?
derAhornsirup
Maple syrup
Short answer: Ahornsirup takes the article der (der Ahornsirup). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “maple syrup” in English.
Ahornsirup: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Maple syrup
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Ahornsirup take der?
Ahornsirup is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Sirup → der Ahornsirup.
See the article rules →Ahornsirup in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Ahornsirup |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Ahornsirup |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Ahornsirup |
More words ending in -sirup
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
