Short answer: Mehl takes the article das (das Mehl). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “flour” in English.
Mehl: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Flour
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Beginner
Check a dictionary
You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:
Last updated: · Method
Why does Mehl take das?
No suffix rule covers Mehl, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Mehl as something green.
See the article rules →Mehl in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Mehl |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Mehl |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Mehl |
