Short answer: Zahnfleisch takes the article das (das Zahnfleisch). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “gums” in English.
Zahnfleisch: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Gums
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Zahnfleisch take das?
Zahnfleisch is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Fleisch → das Zahnfleisch.
See the article rules →Zahnfleisch in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Zahnfleisch |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Zahnfleisch |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Zahnfleisch |
More words ending in -fleisch
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
