Short answer: Walnuss takes the article die (die Walnuss). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “walnut” in English.
Walnuss: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Walnut
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Walnuss take die?
Walnuss is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Nuss → die Walnuss.
See the article rules →Walnuss in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Walnuss |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Walnuss |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Walnuss |
More words ending in -nuss
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
