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