Short answer: Knoblauch takes the article der (der Knoblauch). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “garlic” in English.
Knoblauch: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Garlic
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Knoblauch take der?
Knoblauch is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Lauch → der Knoblauch.
See the article rules →Knoblauch in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Knoblauch |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Knoblauch |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Knoblauch |
More words ending in -lauch
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
