noun
tablet (pill), tablet (medicine)
A2
Tablette means tablet as a pill or medicine (not the electronic device). Feminine noun: die Tablette. Plural: Tabletten. Declension examples: die Tablette (Nom/Akk), der Tablette (Dat/Gen singular), den Tabletten (Dat plural). Regular plural -n. Beware confusion with Tablet (device). Very common in pharmacies and medical contexts.
Examples
Weil der Patient Schmerzen hatte, verschrieb der Arzt eine Tablette, die zweimal täglich genommen werden sollte.
Because the patient had pain, the doctor prescribed a tablet that should be taken twice daily.
Die Tablette musst du vor dem Schlafen nehmen.
You must take the tablet before going to bed.
Nehmen Sie dreimal täglich eine Tablette.
Take one tablet three times a day.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a small round pill in a blister pack labeled 'Tablette'
Like English 'tablet' but ending -te
die — think of 'die Tablette' like other feminine medicine words (die Spritze)
Notes
Feminine noun referring to a pill; do not confuse with electronic 'Tablet' (das).