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