Meaning 1neutral · 89%
thin pieces of potato fried in oil.
Natural examples
Die Kinder haben Pommes frites mit Ketchup bestellt.
The children ordered fries with ketchup.
Möchtest du Pommes frites zu deinem Burger?
Would you like fries with your burger?
Diese Pommes frites sind sehr salzig.
These fries are very salty.
Usage note
Pommes frites is treated as plural in German: die Pommes sind heiß.
Useful combinations
Pommes frites bestellen — common combination with the meaning “fries”Pommes mit Ketchup — common combination with the meaning “fries”
Common mistake
Die Pommes frites ist heiß.
Die Pommes frites sind heiß.
Use “sind” in place of “ist”; this corrects the form or sentence pattern used with Pommes frites.
Mini-lesson: Pommes frites: thin pieces of potato fried in oil
Notice the combination “Pommes frites bestellen”. In a sentence: “The children ordered fries with ketchup.” The central meaning is thin pieces of potato fried in oil.
Check your learning
Choose one answer.In the context “Die Kinder haben Pommes frites mit Ketchup bestellt.”, what does “Pommes frites” mean?