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