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