Drossel: der, die or das?
dieDrossel
Thrush
Short answer: Drossel takes the article die (die Drossel). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “thrush” in English.
Drossel: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Thrush
- Topic
- Nature and the outdoors
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
Check a dictionary
You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:
Last updated: · Method
Why does Drossel take die?
No suffix rule covers Drossel, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Drossel as something red.
See the article rules →Drossel in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Drossel |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Drossel |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Drossel |
