Creme

noun
cream, cosmetic cream
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Means 'cream' (dairy or cosmetic) and especially 'cosmetic cream' in everyday German. It's a feminine noun: die Creme. Plural is irregular-looking 'Cremes' (not Cremi); declension follows standard patterns (die Cremes, der Creme, den Cremes). Capitalized as all German nouns in usage.

Examples

Die Creme für die Hände ist sehr reichhaltig.
The cosmetic cream for the hands is very nourishing.
Die Creme schmeckt auf dem Kuchen sehr gut.
The cream tastes really good on the cake.
Die Frau hätte die Creme benutzt, wenn der Apotheker sie empfohlen hätte.
The woman would have used the cream if the pharmacist had recommended it.

Details

PluralCremes

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedie Cremedie Cremes
genitiveder Cremeder Cremes
dativeder Cremeden Cremes
accusativedie Cremedie Cremes

Mnemonics

👁️Imagine a jar of white cream with a pink label.
👂Sounds like English 'cream'.
⚧️Die Creme — think of 'die' like 'die' in 'dich' to remember feminine.

Notes

Creme can refer to both food cream and cosmetic cream; spelling with accent (Crème) is also seen in some contexts.

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