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