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