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