Short answer: H-Milch takes the article die (die H-Milch). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “UHT milk” in English.
H-Milch: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- UHT milk
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does H-Milch take die?
H-Milch is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Milch → die H-Milch.
See the article rules →Remember it by color
In Yupo, die words are red. Picture H-Milch as something red.
Always say and write the word with its article: not “H-Milch” but “die H-Milch”.
More words ending in -milch
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.

