Why is it das Süppchen?
Süppchen ends in -chen, and almost all nouns ending in -chen are neuter: in a German dictionary, 94% of them take das.
All nouns ending in -chen das
Meaning
[1] Diminutive of soup: small soup a little soup (as a single food)
[1] Diminutiv von Suppe: kleine Suppe; ein wenig Suppe (als einzelne Speise)Examples
[1] At noon there was a soup
[1] Zum Mittag gab es ein Süppchen.
[1] "Horst Kumpel slipped back and forth, made fire in the cannon oven, cooked a soup for both of us, conjured up a bottle of schnapps"
[1] „Horst Kumpel rutschte behende hin und her, machte Feuer im Kanonenofen, kochte ein Süppchen für uns beide, zauberte eine Schnapsflasche hervor.“
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Süppchen | die Süppchen |
| Genitiv | des Süppchens | der Süppchen |
| Dativ | dem Süppchen | den Süppchen |
| Akkusativ | das Süppchen | die Süppchen |
Pronunciation
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