Is it der, die or das Essensrest? – der Essensrest, plural die Essensreste

Why is it der Essensrest?

Essensrest is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Rest. So it’s der Essensrest.

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[1] The remaining food after a meal

[1] das übriggebliebene Essen nach einer Mahlzeit

[1] The remains of the food come to the biotone nerve
[1] Die Essensreste kommen in die Biotonne.

1	Singular	Plural
Nominativ	der Essensrest	die Essensreste
Genitiv	des Essensrestes des Essensrests	der Essensreste
Dativ	dem Essensrest dem Essensreste	den Essensresten
Akkusativ	den Essensrest	die Essensreste

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