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