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