Saturday, November 14, 2026

The many genders of yogurt

 Today I learned that the German word for yogurt, Joghurt, can be masculine, neuter, or feminine depending on your region:

  • der Joghurt (masculine) - most places in Germany
  • das Joghurt (neuter) - most of Switzerland and Austria, parts of southern Germany
  • die Joghurt (feminine) - rare, in some parts of Austria
As if the gender of nouns weren't already difficult enough to remember for those of us whose native language doesn't have them!

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