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