Dönerspieß: der, die or das?
derDönerspieß
Kebab skewer
Short answer: Dönerspieß takes the article der (der Dönerspieß). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “kebab skewer” in English.
Dönerspieß: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Kebab skewer
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Dönerspieß take der?
Dönerspieß is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Spieß → der Dönerspieß.
See the article rules →Dönerspieß in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Dönerspieß |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Dönerspieß |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Dönerspieß |
More words ending in -spieß
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
