Lorbeerblatt: der, die or das?
dasLorbeerblatt
Bay leaf
Short answer: Lorbeerblatt takes the article das (das Lorbeerblatt). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “bay leaf” in English.
Lorbeerblatt: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Bay leaf
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Lorbeerblatt take das?
Lorbeerblatt is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Blatt → das Lorbeerblatt.
See the article rules →Lorbeerblatt in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Lorbeerblatt |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Lorbeerblatt |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Lorbeerblatt |
More words ending in -blatt
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
