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Milz: der, die or das?

dieMilz

Spleen

feminin · feminineBody and healthLevel: Advanced

Short answer: Milz takes the article die (die Milz). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “spleen” in English.

Milz: word facts

Article
die
Gender
feminin (feminine)
English
Spleen
Topic
Body and health
Yupo level
Advanced

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Why does Milz take die?

No suffix rule covers Milz, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Milz as something red.

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Milz in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?die Milz
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?die Milz
Dativindirect object: to whom?der Milz

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