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