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Der, die or das Tee?

der Tee

Gender
masculine
English
tea
Plural
die Tees

Why is it der Tee?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Tee. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Tee.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Tee in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Tee: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Tee is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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