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das Mehl

B1

flour

English meaning
flour
Gender
das — neuter
Vocabulary package
Cooking & Preparing Food

Mehl in a sentence

Ich möchte einen Kuchen backen. Ist noch genug Mehl da?

I want to bake a cake. Is there enough flour left?

Declension of das Mehl

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Mehl
Accusativedas Mehl
Dativedem Mehl
Genitivedes Mehls

Word family

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Where Mehl comes from

seit dem 9. Jahrhundert bezeugt; mittelhochdeutsch mel; althochdeutsch mel, melo; vergleiche altenglisch melu, altfranzösisch mele, altnordisch mjǫl; alle aus germanisch *melwa-; aus dem indogermanischen Wortwurzel *mel- ‚zerreiben, mahlen‘

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Questions about Mehl

Is it der, die or das Mehl?

It is das Mehl — Mehl is neuter.

What is the genitive of Mehl?

The genitive singular is des Mehls.

What does Mehl mean in English?

das Mehl means "flour". For example: "Ich möchte einen Kuchen backen. Ist noch genug Mehl da?" — "I want to bake a cake. Is there enough flour left?"

What level is Mehl in German?

Mehl is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the cooking & preparing food vocabulary.

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