Der, die or das?
das Essen
neuter noun · food · level A1
The plural
die Essen - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Heute schmeckt das Essen gut.
Today, the food tastes good.
Why das?
No guessing needed: Any infinitive used as a noun is das · 100%.
"Essen" follows the rule Nominalized infinitives,
which covers 28 words in the Genau course.
Words from the same topic (Food)
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