der Dip
dip
A thick, often creamy sauce into which small foods like vegetables, chips, or pieces of bread are dipped.
EXAMPLE
Zum Gemüse gab es einen leckeren Kräuter-Dip.
There was a tasty herb dip with the vegetables.
der Dip
dip
der Dip, die Dips
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Dip, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Dips |
| genitive | des Dips |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Dip | die Dips |
| accusative | den Dip | die Dips |
| dative | dem Dip | den Dips |
| genitive | des Dips | der Dips |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
English loanword
'Dip' is a modern loanword from English and is used in German in the same way for a thick sauce for dipping. The pronunciation is also based on English.
EXAMPLE
Hast du ein gutes Rezept für einen Avocado-Dip?
Do you have a good recipe for an avocado dip?
Typical collocations
A dip is usually mentioned together with the foods it is intended for. Common combinations are 'ein Dip für Gemüsesticks' (a dip for vegetable sticks), 'ein Dip für Chips' (a dip for chips), or 'ein Dip zu Nachos' (a dip with nachos).
EXAMPLE
Ich mache schnell einen Joghurt-Dip für die Gurkensticks.
I'll quickly make a yogurt dip for the cucumber sticks.
Use with 'zu'
To say what a dip is served with, German often uses the preposition 'zu' followed by the dative. This construction is very common.
EXAMPLE
Was für einen Dip gibt es zu den Kartoffelecken?
What kind of dip is there with the potato wedges?
In real life
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