Nuts & Bolts of German: Compound nouns: All kinds of cakes

Das ist ein Kuchen.

Der Kuchen schmeckt sehr gut.
Sometimes German is criticised for having too many long words, but very often these long words are simply compound nouns, i.e. nouns consisting of two or more individual words. In English, you have an apple cake, in German an "Apfelkuchen".

 

Have a close look at the different types of cakes and their names and complete the rule. Then press [Check] to see if you got it right.
 
The noun in a compound noun carries the of the compound noun and its .

der Apfel ->

der Apfelkuchen

die Butter ->

der Butterkuchen

das Obst ->

der Obstkuchen

die Aprikosen ->

der Aprikosenkuchen

           

 

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photos:

https://pixabay.com/en/apricots-cake-dessert-sweet-bake-2411886/ (CCO Creative Commons)
Oxfordian Kissuth: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Butterkuchen_traditionell.jpg
https://pixabay.com/en/butter-butter-dish-breakfast-snack-186909/ (CCO Creative Commons)
https://pixabay.com/en/gourmet-cake-fruit-cake-2136371/ (CCO Creative Commons)
https://pixabay.com/en/gugelhupf-cake-baked-sponge-cake-2842827/ (CCO Creative Commons)
other photos: © Dagmar Fischer