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