Why is it die Grapefruit?
No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Grapefruit, so learn the two together: die Grapefruit.
Meaning
[1] Larger citrus fruit crossed from orange and pampel muse with yellow or orange-red pulp and sour bitter taste (Citrus paradisi)
[1] aus Orange und Pampelmuse gekreuzte, größere Zitrusfrucht mit gelbem oder orangerotem Fruchtfleisch und säuerlich-bitterlichem Geschmack (Citrus paradisi)Examples
[1] The grapefruit was very bitter
[1] Die Grapefruit war sehr bitter.
[1] "When I returned from the window, Ivy had still not dressed up, but two grapefruits and asked if I would like coffee"
[1] „Als ich vom Fenster zurückkehrte, hatte Ivy sich noch immer nicht angekleidet, sondern zwei Grapefruits gerichtet und fragte, ob ich Kaffee möchte.“
More source examples (3)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "The grapefruit was created from pampel muse and orange, the pear -shaped pomelo made of grapefruit and pampel museene"
[1] „Die Grapefruit entstand aus Pampelmuse und Orange, die birnenförmige Pomelo aus Grapefruit und Pampelmuse.“
[1] "When we wanted to leave the property, the gardener ran us and pressed each of us a grapefruit into the action"
[1] „Als wir das Grundstück gerade verlassen wollten, lief uns der Gärtner nach und drückte jedem von uns eine Grapefruit in die Hand.“
[1] "I rolled a grapefruit over the carpet and was frustrated"
[1] „Ich rollte eine Grapefruit über den Teppich und war frustriert.“
Grammar note
"The grapefruit is an intersection of orange and ↗pampelmusee colloquially, but grapefruit and pampel muse are often used synonymously."
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Grapefruit | die Grapefruits |
| Genitiv | der Grapefruit | der Grapefruits |
| Dativ | der Grapefruit | den Grapefruits |
| Akkusativ | die Grapefruit | die Grapefruits |
Pronunciation
In context
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