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