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The article for

Zitrone

die Zitrone

Zitrone is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Zitronen
English
lemon
Level
A2

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Why is it die Zitrone?

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

Fruit
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Botany: a yellow citrus fruit

[1] Botanik: eine gelbe Zitrusfrucht

[2] Botany: a semitropical evergreen tree

[2] Botanik: ein halbtropischer immergrüner Baum

Examples

[1] The lemon contains ascorbic acid

[1] Die Zitrone enthält Ascorbinsäure.

[1] "Grenfeld made a face as if he had bitten into a lemon."[2]

[1] „Grenfeld verzog sein Gesicht, als hätte er in eine Zitrone gebissen.“[2]
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[2] Sicily is also called: "The land where the lemons bloom."

[2] Man nennt Sizilien auch: „Das Land, wo die Zitronen blühen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Zitrone die Zitronen
Genitiv der Zitrone der Zitronen
Dativ der Zitrone den Zitronen
Akkusativ die Zitrone die Zitronen

Pronunciation

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