Blattsalat: der, die or das?
derBlattsalat
Leaf lettuce
Short answer: Blattsalat takes the article der (der Blattsalat). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “leaf lettuce” in English.
Blattsalat: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Leaf lettuce
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Blattsalat take der?
Blattsalat is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Salat → der Blattsalat.
See the article rules →Remember it by color
In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Blattsalat as something blue.
Always say and write the word with its article: not “Blattsalat” but “der Blattsalat”.
More words ending in -salat
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
