Kokosmilch: der, die or das?
dieKokosmilch
Coconut milk
Short answer: Kokosmilch takes the article die (die Kokosmilch). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “coconut milk” in English.
Kokosmilch: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Coconut milk
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Kokosmilch take die?
Kokosmilch is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Milch → die Kokosmilch.
See the article rules →Kokosmilch in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Kokosmilch |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Kokosmilch |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Kokosmilch |
More words ending in -milch
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
