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