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