Short answer: Brikett takes the article das (das Brikett). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “briquette” in English.
Brikett: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Briquette
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Brikett take das?
Nouns ending in -ett usually take das. In Yupo’s list, 6 of 6 such words take das (100%).
See the article rules →Brikett in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Brikett |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Brikett |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Brikett |
