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