No. 11,787 in German
tee
Tea.
In a sentence
Ich trinke gerne Tee am Morgen.
I like to drink tea in the morning.
The word 'Tee' is used here as a noun meaning 'tea', referring to the beverage.
Der Tee im Regal riecht nach Kräutern.
The tea on the shelf smells like herbs.
In this sentence, 'Tee' is again a noun, representing a specific type of tea placed on the shelf.
Zum Teeessen servieren wir kleine Kekse.
For tea time, we serve small cookies.
Here, 'Tee' is part of a compound noun 'Teeessen' (tea meal/time), meaning the context in which tea is consumed combined with light snacks.
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