Short answer: Gabel takes the article die (die Gabel). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “fork” in English.
Gabel: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Fork
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Gabel take die?
No suffix rule covers Gabel, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Gabel as something red.
See the article rules →Gabel in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Gabel |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Gabel |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Gabel |
