Why is it der Tofu?

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

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Asian cuisine: a kind of curd of soybean milk

[1] asiatische Küche: eine Art Quark aus Sojabohnenmilch

Examples

[1] Today we eat salad with fried tofue

[1] Heute essen wir Salat mit gebratenem Tofu.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Tofu —
Genitiv des Tofu des Tofus —
Dativ dem Tofu —
Akkusativ den Tofu —

Pronunciation

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