Short answer: Eigelb takes the article das (das Eigelb). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “egg yolk” in English.
Eigelb: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Egg yolk
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Eigelb take das?
No suffix rule covers Eigelb, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Eigelb as something green.
See the article rules →Eigelb in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Eigelb |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Eigelb |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Eigelb |
