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Trinken

das Trinken

Trinken is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural
English
drinking, drink
Level
A1
Topic
Drinks

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Why is it das Trinken?

Trinken is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: das Ken. So it’s das Trinken.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] the act of consuming fluids, sometimes especially: consuming alcohol

[1] der Akt des Zusichnehmens von Flüssigkeit, manchmal auch besonders: das Zusichnehmen von Alkohol

[2] something that is drunk: liquid, beverage

[2] etwas, das getrunken wird: Flüssigkeit, Getränk

Examples

[1] Unfortunately, she cannot stop drinking .

[1] Leider kann sie das Trinken nicht lassen.

[1] "When he had just finished drinking and looked again, the lower lip was down." [1]

[1] „Als er gerade mit dem Trinken fertig war und wieder hinsah, war die Unterlippe unten.“[1]
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] There is food at the buffet and drinks are over there .

[2] Essen gibt es am Buffet und Trinken steht da drüben.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Trinken —
Genitiv des Trinkens —
Dativ dem Trinken —
Akkusativ das Trinken —

Pronunciation

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