Der, die or das Joghurt?
der Joghurt
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- yogurt
- Plural
- die Joghurts
- Also
- das Joghurt
Der Joghurt is standard in Germany. Das Joghurt is common in Austria, Switzerland and southern Germany.
Why is it der Joghurt?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Joghurt. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Joghurt.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Joghurt ist im Kühlschrank.The yogurt is in the fridge.
- Ich esse einen Joghurt zum Frühstück.I eat a yogurt for breakfast.
Joghurt in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Joghurt: 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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