die Mensa

B1

cafeteria

English meaning
cafeteria
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Mensas
Vocabulary package
At the Restaurant

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Mensa in a sentence

Ich esse fast jeden Tag in der Mensa.

I eat in the cafeteria almost every day.

Declension of die Mensa

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Mensadie Mensas
Accusativedie Mensadie Mensas
Dativeder Mensaden Mensas
Genitiveder Mensader Mensas

Where Mensa comes from

[1] In dieser Bedeutung stellt Mensa die Kurzform von Mensa academica dar. :[3] Das südlich der Großen Magellanschen Wolke liegende Sternbild Mensa wurde vom französischen Astronomen Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille als Mons Mensae benannt, weil e…

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Questions about Mensa

Is it der, die or das Mensa?

It is die Mensa — Mensa is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Mensas.

What is the plural of Mensa?

The plural of die Mensa is die Mensas.

What is the genitive of Mensa?

The genitive singular is der Mensa. The dative plural is den Mensas.

What does Mensa mean in English?

die Mensa means "cafeteria". For example: "Ich esse fast jeden Tag in der Mensa." — "I eat in the cafeteria almost every day."

What level is Mensa in German?

Mensa is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the at the restaurant vocabulary.

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