Hustensaft: der, die or das?
derHustensaft
Cough syrup
Short answer: Hustensaft takes the article der (der Hustensaft). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “cough syrup” in English.
Hustensaft: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Cough syrup
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Hustensaft take der?
Hustensaft is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Saft → der Hustensaft.
See the article rules →Hustensaft in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Hustensaft |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Hustensaft |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Hustensaft |
More words ending in -saft
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
