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Das Hauptgericht ist Fisch mit Kartoffeln. The main course is fish with potatoes.

noun · A2

das Hauptgericht

[ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəˌʁɪçt]

main course

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Other Examples

  • Als Hauptgericht nehme ich das Hähnchen mit Reis.

    For my main course, I'll have the chicken with rice.

  • Frida bestellt ein vegetarisches Hauptgericht.

    Frida orders a vegetarian main course.

  • Wie war euer Hauptgericht?

    How was your main course?

Grammar

Plural
die Hauptgerichte In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Hauptgericht die Hauptgerichte
Das Hauptgericht ist Fisch mit Kartoffeln. The main course is fish with potatoes.
Accusative wen? was? das Hauptgericht die Hauptgerichte
Dative wem? dem Hauptgericht den Hauptgerichten
Genitive wessen? des Hauptgerichts der Hauptgerichte

How the Word Is Built

Haupt root gericht root

A compound: Haupt + das Gericht

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

das Gerichtdie Hauptspeisedie Hauptstadt

In Otti's situations: The friends eat out

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