Why is it die Cafeteria?
Cafeteria is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Ria. So it’s die Cafeteria.
Meaning
[1] Café with self -service
[1] Café mit SelbstbedienungExamples
[1] After the lecture, all students meet for drinking coffee in the cafeteria
[1] Nach der Vorlesung treffen sich alle Studenten zum Kaffeetrinken in der Cafeteria.
[1] "A arrow pointed up a staircase, which ended in a small cafeteria with crochet cakes and patterned curtains end" "
[1] „Ein Pfeil wies eine Treppe hinauf, die in einer kleinen Cafeteria mit Häkeldeckchen und gemusterten Gardinen endete.“
More source examples (3)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "The dining room looked more like a cafeteria" "
[1] „Der Speisesaal wirkte eher wie eine Cafeteria.“
[1] "The cafeteria is reminiscent of the serving of a small town station"
[1] „Die Cafeteria erinnert an den Ausschank eines Kleinstadtbahnhofs.“
[1] "Tom and Fabiola had made an appointment for a short break in the cafeteria of the institute in the late afternoon, which, despite the enormous workload, was completely legitimate"
[1] „Tom und Fabiola hatten sich am Spätnachmittag in der Cafeteria des Instituts für eine kurze Pause verabredet, was trotz des enormen Arbeitspensums völlig legitim war.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural 1 | Plural 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Cafeteria | die Cafeterien | die Cafeterias |
| Genitiv | der Cafeteria | der Cafeterien | der Cafeterias |
| Dativ | der Cafeteria | den Cafeterien | den Cafeterias |
| Akkusativ | die Cafeteria | die Cafeterien | die Cafeterias |
Pronunciation
In context
![[1] Die Cafeteria des Hildesheimer Gymnasium Andreanum](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cafeteria-Andreanum.JPG)
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