Kaffee

noun
coffee
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Kaffee (der, plural Kaffees) means 'coffee'—the beverage. Masculine noun: der Kaffee. Often a mass noun (no plural), but plural 'Kaffees' used for types or servings. Regular declension; common phrases: 'einen Kaffee' (accusative) and 'Kaffee trinken'. No special preposition. Genitive des Kaffees.

Examples

Ich trinke gerne Kaffee.
I like drinking coffee.
Die Touristen tranken keinen Kaffee im Park, weil es plötzlich zu regnen begann.
The tourists didn't drink any coffee in the park because it suddenly started to rain.
Morgens trinke ich gerne Kaffee.
I like to drink coffee in the morning.

Details

PluralKaffees

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeder Kaffeedie Kaffees
genitivedes Kaffeesder Kaffees
dativedem Kaffeeden Kaffees
accusativeden Kaffeedie Kaffees

Mnemonics

👁️imagine a steaming cup labeled 'der Kaffee' to anchor masculine gender
👂sounds like English 'coffee' with German spelling

Notes

Common masculine noun; plural sometimes 'Kaffees'.

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