Picture in the app
das Erdmännchen
like das Blatt
Is it der, die or das Erdmännchen?
It's das Erdmännchen. Plural: die Erdmännchen.
- Meaning
- meerkat
- Gender
- neuter
- Level
- B1 · Animals
- Riddle
- In the app with Pro
Why it's das: -chen / -lein
Little things: -chen and -lein make every word das, even das Mädchen. Only the little-thing ending counts: der Kuchen and der Knochen just end in -chen. Erdmännchen follows the rule.
Erdmännchen in other languages
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