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title: "Grütze: der, die or das? It’s die Grütze (fruit compote) | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: die Grütze, “fruit compote”. Accusative: die Grütze; dative: der Grütze. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gruetze/
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# Grütze: der, die or das?

die Grütze

Fruit compote

feminin · feminine [Food and drink](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/food-drink/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Grütze takes the article die (die Grütze). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “fruit compote” in English.

## Grütze: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Fruit compote
- **Topic**: Food and drink
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Grütze in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Gr%C3%BCtze)
- [Grütze in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Gr%C3%BCtze)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Grütze take die?

Nouns ending in -e usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 816 of 863 such words take die (94%).

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/#suffix-e)

## Grütze in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Grütze |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Grütze |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Grütze |

## More words ending in -e

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