Short answer: Früchtetee takes the article der (der Früchtetee). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “fruit tea” in English.
Früchtetee: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Fruit tea
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Früchtetee take der?
Früchtetee is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Tee → der Früchtetee.
See the article rules →Remember it by color
In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Früchtetee as something blue.
Always say and write the word with its article: not “Früchtetee” but “der Früchtetee”.
More words ending in -tee
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
