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