What does Frischhaltefolie mean in English?

In English, die Frischhaltefolie means “cling film”.

What are the accusative and dative forms of Frischhaltefolie?

Nominative: die Frischhaltefolie. Accusative: die Frischhaltefolie. Dative: der Frischhaltefolie.

Frischhaltefolie: der, die or das?

dieFrischhaltefolie

Cling film

feminin · feminineHome and daily lifeLevel: Advanced

Short answer: Frischhaltefolie takes the article die (die Frischhaltefolie). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “cling film” in English.

Frischhaltefolie: word facts

Article: die
Gender: feminin (feminine)
English: Cling film
Topic: Home and daily life
Yupo level: Advanced

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Why does Frischhaltefolie take die?

Nouns ending in -ie usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 53 of 54 such words take die (98%).

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Frischhaltefolie in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?	die Frischhaltefolie
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?	die Frischhaltefolie
Dativindirect object: to whom?	der Frischhaltefolie