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