das Hähnchen (roast chicken)

das Hähnchen

like das Blatt

Is it der, die or das Hähnchen?

It's das Hähnchen. Plural: die Hähnchen.

Meaning
roast chicken
Gender
neuter
Level
A1 · Food
Riddle
Das gebratene Fleisch vom Huhn, oft mit Pommes.

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. Hähnchen follows the rule.

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Hähnchen in other languages

Czech
pečené kuře
Slovak
pečené kura
Hungarian
sült csirke
Slovenian
pečen piščanec
Italian
pollo arrosto
Croatian
pečena piletina
Bosnian
pečena piletina
Serbian
pečeno pile
Romanian
pui fript
Polish
kurczak pieczony
Ukrainian
смажена курка
Turkish
kızarmış tavuk
Arabic
دجاج مشوي
Persian
مرغ بریان
Dari (Afghanistan)
مرغ بریان
Pashto (Afghanistan)
وریت چرګ

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