Short answer: Backpulver takes the article das (das Backpulver). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “baking powder” in English.
Backpulver: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Baking powder
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Backpulver take das?
Exception: most nouns ending in -er take der, but Backpulver takes das. Learn it together with its article.
See the article rules →Backpulver in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Backpulver |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Backpulver |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Backpulver |
