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