Short answer: Kiwi takes the article die (die Kiwi). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “kiwi” in English.
Kiwi: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Kiwi
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Kiwi take die?
No suffix rule covers Kiwi, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Kiwi as something red.
See the article rules →Kiwi in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Kiwi |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Kiwi |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Kiwi |
