Why is it die Pommes?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Pommes, so learn the two together: die Pommes.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] colloquially: fried potato sticks

[1] umgangssprachlich: frittierte Kartoffelstäbchen

Examples

[1] a serving fries with ketchup please

[1] Eine Portion Pommes mit Ketchup bitte!

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ — die Pommes
Genitiv — der Pommes
Dativ — den Pommes
Akkusativ — die Pommes

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