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