Words ending in -chen: der, die or das?
das
Words ending in -chen take the article “das”. Of 16 words in the Panderdiedas vocabulary 13 follow the rule – here they all are, exceptions included.
Every diminutive is neuter - das Mädchen included. Careful: der Kuchen and der Knochen do end in -chen but are no diminutives.
81 % – of 16 matching words 13 follow the rule, 3 do not. holds often
Exceptions
- derKnochen
- derKuchen
- derPfannkuchen
All 13 words that follow the rule
- dasBrötchen
- dasEichhörnchen
- dasGummibärchen
- dasHähnchen
- dasKaninchen
- dasKennzeichen
- dasLachen
- dasMädchen
- dasMärchen
- dasMaskottchen
- dasSchnäppchen
- dasVersprechen
- dasZeichen