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