Blutwurst: der, die or das?
dieBlutwurst
Black pudding
Short answer: Blutwurst takes the article die (die Blutwurst). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “black pudding” in English.
Blutwurst: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Black pudding
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Blutwurst take die?
Blutwurst is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Wurst → die Blutwurst.
See the article rules →Blutwurst in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Blutwurst |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Blutwurst |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Blutwurst |
More words ending in -wurst
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
