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Delikatesse

die Delikatesse

Delikatesse is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Delikatessen

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Why is it die Delikatesse?

Delikatesse ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

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Meaning

[1] Particularly tasty food

[1] besonders wohlschmeckende Speise

[2] Outdated: Particularly considerate attitude towards others

[2] veraltet: besonders rücksichtsvolle Einstellung anderen gegenüber

Examples

[1] Delicatesses cannot always be grown

[1] Delikatessen kann man sich nicht immer leisten.

[2] He treated them with extreme delicacy

[2] Er behandelte sie mit äußerster Delikatesse.
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[2] "It is not just a delicacy for me, it is mandatory, you have to know my lovable general" "

[2] „Es ist bei mir nicht bloß Delikatesse, es ist Pflicht, mußt du wissen, mein liebwerter General!“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Delikatesse die Delikatessen
Genitiv der Delikatesse der Delikatessen
Dativ der Delikatesse den Delikatessen
Akkusativ die Delikatesse die Delikatessen

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