Crème fraîche: der, die or das?
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Crème fraîche
Short answer: Crème fraîche takes the article die (die Crème fraîche). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “crème fraîche” in English.
Crème fraîche: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Crème fraîche
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Crème fraîche take die?
No suffix rule covers Crème fraîche, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Crème fraîche as something red.
See the article rules →Remember it by color
In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Crème fraîche as something red.
Always say and write the word with its article: not “Crème fraîche” but “die Crème fraîche”.
