noun
cream
B1
Sahne means cream (dairy) used in cooking, coffee, or whipped cream. It is a feminine noun: die Sahne. Usually uncountable in German, but plural form Sahnen exists for types or servings. Declension singular: die Sahne, der Sahne (genitive/dative). Commonly used in recipes.
Examples
Nachdem die Köchin die Sahne schlug, stellte sie fest, dass die Torte noch zu weich war.
After the cook whipped the cream, she found that the cake was still too soft.
Er rührte die Sahne, bis sie steif wurde.
He whipped the cream until it became stiff.
Zum Kuchen gibt es frisch geschlagene Sahne.
There's freshly whipped cream with the cake.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a bowl of thick whipped cream labeled 'Sahne'.
die (feminine): imagine a female pastry chef carefully whipping the cream.
Notes
Often used as an uncountable noun in German (mass noun). 'Schlagsahne' specifies whipped cream. | Singular-only noun; plural forms are not applicable.