Short answer: Senf takes the article der (der Senf). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “mustard” in English.
Senf: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Mustard
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Senf take der?
No suffix rule covers Senf, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Senf as something blue.
See the article rules →Senf in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Senf |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Senf |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Senf |

