noun
café, coffee shop
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Café: a German noun meaning 'café' or 'coffee shop', borrowed from French. Gender: das Café, plural die Cafés (accent maintained). Common usage: place to drink coffee and eat pastries. No special prepositions; regular noun declension, plural formed with -s plus acute accent on e.
Examples
Wir treffen uns im Café um drei.
We're meeting at the café at three.
Das Café hat gute Kuchen.
The coffee shop has good cakes.
Wir gehen ins Café.
We're going to the café.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a small outdoor table with coffee cups and pastries
same as English 'cafe'
Remember 'das Café' — many loanwords for places are neuter
Notes
Loanword from French; plural often 'Cafés'.