Short answer: Hafermilch takes the article die (die Hafermilch). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “oat milk” in English.
Hafermilch: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Oat milk
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Hafermilch take die?
Hafermilch is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Milch → die Hafermilch.
See the article rules →Hafermilch in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Hafermilch |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Hafermilch |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Hafermilch |
More words ending in -milch
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
