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