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