Paniermehl: der, die or das?
dasPaniermehl
Breadcrumbs
Short answer: Paniermehl takes the article das (das Paniermehl). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “breadcrumbs” in English.
Paniermehl: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Breadcrumbs
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Paniermehl take das?
Paniermehl is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Mehl → das Paniermehl.
See the article rules →Paniermehl in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Paniermehl |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Paniermehl |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Paniermehl |
More words ending in -mehl
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
