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