Heringssalat: der, die or das?
derHeringssalat
Herring salad
Short answer: Heringssalat takes the article der (der Heringssalat). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “herring salad” in English.
Heringssalat: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Herring salad
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Heringssalat take der?
Heringssalat is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Salat → der Heringssalat.
See the article rules →Remember it by color
In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Heringssalat as something blue.
Always say and write the word with its article: not “Heringssalat” but “der Heringssalat”.
More words ending in -salat
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
