Schokoladeneis: der, die or das?
dasSchokoladeneis
Chocolate ice cream
Short answer: Schokoladeneis takes the article das (das Schokoladeneis). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “chocolate ice cream” in English.
Schokoladeneis: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Chocolate ice cream
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Schokoladeneis take das?
Schokoladeneis is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Eis → das Schokoladeneis.
See the article rules →Schokoladeneis in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Schokoladeneis |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Schokoladeneis |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Schokoladeneis |
More words ending in -eis
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
