Short answer: Vorrat takes the article der (der Vorrat). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “stock” in English.
Vorrat: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Stock
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Vorrat take der?
Vorrat is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Rat → der Vorrat.
See the article rules →Remember it by color
In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Vorrat as something blue.
Always say and write the word with its article: not “Vorrat” but “der Vorrat”.
More words ending in -rat
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
