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H-Milch: der, die or das?

dieH-Milch

UHT milk

feminin · feminineFood and drinkLevel: Advanced

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.

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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”.

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