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

