Der, die or das Gulasch?
das Gulasch
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- goulash
- Plural
- die Gulaschs
- Also
- der Gulasch
Both das Gulasch and der Gulasch are correct.
Why is it das Gulasch?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Gulasch. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Gulasch.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Gulasch riecht sehr lecker.The goulash smells very delicious.
- Wir essen Gulasch mit Brot.We eat goulash with bread.
Gulasch in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Gulasch: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
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