Meerrettich: der, die or das?
derMeerrettich
Horseradish
Short answer: Meerrettich takes the article der (der Meerrettich). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “horseradish” in English.
Meerrettich: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Horseradish
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Meerrettich take der?
Nouns ending in -ich usually take der.
See the article rules →Meerrettich in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Meerrettich |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Meerrettich |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Meerrettich |
