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