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