Kabeljaufilet: der, die or das?
dasKabeljaufilet
Cod fillet
Short answer: Kabeljaufilet takes the article das (das Kabeljaufilet). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “cod fillet” in English.
Kabeljaufilet: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Cod fillet
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Kabeljaufilet take das?
Kabeljaufilet is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Filet → das Kabeljaufilet.
See the article rules →Kabeljaufilet in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Kabeljaufilet |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Kabeljaufilet |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Kabeljaufilet |
More words ending in -filet
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.

