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