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