Dessert

noun
dessert
B1

Meaning: 'Dessert' = dessert, sweet course after a meal. Neuter noun: das Dessert. Plural: Desserts (regular, -s ending typical for loanwords). Declines like das Dessert, des Desserts. Used for cakes, pastries, ice cream, fruit. Common in everyday and restaurant contexts.

Examples

Nachdem die Gäste den Hauptgang beendeten, servierte die Kellnerin das Dessert, das alle sehr genossen.
After the guests finished the main course, the waitress served the dessert, which everyone enjoyed very much.
Zum Dessert gab es Obstsalat.
For dessert there was fruit salad.
Als Dessert gab es Schokoladenpudding.
For dessert, there was chocolate pudding.

Details

PluralDesserts

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedas Dessertdie Desserts
genitivedes Dessertsder Desserts
dativedem Dessertden Desserts
accusativedas Dessertdie Desserts

Mnemonics

👁️imagine a plate with cake labelled 'Dessert' to remember the word
⚧️neuter (das) — think 'das Dessert' (like 'the dessert')

Notes

Plural commonly 'Desserts'. Borrowed from French; the gender is neuter in German: das Dessert.

Category

Restaurant Everyday Life Meals Gastronomy And Tourism Food And Drink

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