Milchreis: der, die or das?
derMilchreis
Rice pudding
Short answer: Milchreis takes the article der (der Milchreis). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “rice pudding” in English.
Milchreis: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Rice pudding
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Milchreis take der?
Milchreis is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Reis → der Milchreis.
See the article rules →Milchreis in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Milchreis |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Milchreis |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Milchreis |
More words ending in -reis
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
