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