Die Suppe mit Mais und Sahne ist überraschend cremig.

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Breakdown of Die Suppe mit Mais und Sahne ist überraschend cremig.

• und: and
• mit: with
• die Suppe: the soup

Questions & Answers about Die Suppe mit Mais und Sahne ist überraschend cremig.

Why is it die Suppe and not der Suppe or das Suppe?

Because Suppe is a feminine noun in German. Its definite article in the nominative singular is die.

In this sentence, die Suppe is the subject, so nominative is the correct case:

• die Suppe = nominative feminine singular

If it were in another case, the article might change, for example:

• der Suppe = dative or genitive feminine singular

What exactly is mit Mais und Sahne doing in the sentence?

It is a prepositional phrase that describes the soup.

So the structure is basically:

• Die Suppe = the soup
• mit Mais und Sahne = with corn and cream
• ist überraschend cremig = is surprisingly creamy

In other words, mit Mais und Sahne belongs with Die Suppe, not with cremig.

Why are there no articles before Mais and Sahne?

German often leaves out articles when talking about ingredients or things in a general sense.

So:

• mit Mais und Sahne sounds like with corn and cream as ingredients

If you meant specific, already-known corn and cream, you could say:

• mit dem Mais und der Sahne

But in a general food-description sentence, article-less nouns are very natural.