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