Eisbergsalat: der, die or das?
derEisbergsalat
Iceberg lettuce
Short answer: Eisbergsalat takes the article der (der Eisbergsalat). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “iceberg lettuce” in English.
Eisbergsalat: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Iceberg lettuce
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Eisbergsalat take der?
Eisbergsalat is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Salat → der Eisbergsalat.
See the article rules →Remember it by color
In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Eisbergsalat as something blue.
Always say and write the word with its article: not “Eisbergsalat” but “der Eisbergsalat”.
More words ending in -salat
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
