Short answer: Plätzchen takes the article das (das Plätzchen). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “cookie” in English.
Plätzchen: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Cookie
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Plätzchen take das?
Nouns ending in -chen (diminutive) usually take das. In Yupo’s list, 11 of 11 such words take das (100%).
See the article rules →Plätzchen in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Plätzchen |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Plätzchen |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Plätzchen |
