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