Why is it die Mandarine?

Mandarine is a fruit, and fruits are feminine: die Mandarine. The exceptions: der Kiwi, der Apfel, and der Pfirsich.

Fruit
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die

Meaning

[1] Botany: The plant Citrus Reticulata from the Raubete family family

[1] Botanik: die Pflanze Citrus reticulata aus der Familie der Rautengewächse

[2] Orange -colored, edible fruit of [1]

[2] orangefarbene, essbare Frucht von [1]

Examples

[1] The mandarin comes from Chinaä

[1] Die Mandarine stammt aus China.

[2] Mandarins are mainly harvested in autumn

[2] Mandarinen werden überwiegend im Herbst geerntet.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Mandarine die Mandarinen
Genitiv der Mandarine der Mandarinen
Dativ der Mandarine den Mandarinen
Akkusativ die Mandarine die Mandarinen

Pronunciation

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