Definition
A round fruit that grows on a tree and can be red, green, or yellow.
Translations
- English
- apple
- Français
- pomme
- Türkçe
- elma
- Polski
- jabłko
- Русский
- яблоко
- Українська
- яблуко
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Apfel
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
apple
/deːɐ̯ ˈapfl̩/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Äpfel
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Apfel ist rot und süß.NominativSing.The apple is red and sweet.
- Ich esse jeden Tag einen Apfel.AkkusativSing.I eat an apple every day.
- Ich gebe dem Apfel einen Platz auf dem Tisch.DativSing.I give the apple a place on the table.
- Die Schale des Apfels ist dünn.GenitivSing.The apple’s skin is thin.
- Die Äpfel liegen in einer Schale.NominativPlur.The apples are in a bowl.
- Wir kaufen frische Äpfel.AkkusativPlur.We buy fresh apples.
- Aus den Äpfeln macht sie Saft.DativPlur.She makes juice from the apples.
- Die Farbe der Äpfel ist vielfältig.GenitivPlur.The color of apples is diverse.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Apfel/ˈapfl̩/
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Article phrase
der Apfel/deːɐ̯ ˈapfl̩/
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Plural
Äpfel/ˈɛpfl̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Apfel | die Äpfel |
| Akkusativ | den Apfel | die Äpfel |
| Dativ | dem Apfel | den Äpfeln |
| Genitiv | des Apfels | der Äpfel |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Apfel essen
- Collocationeinen Apfel pflücken
- Sentence patternDer Apfel fällt vom Baum.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termFrucht
- Related termBirne — pear
Birne and Apfel are different types of fruit and are often compared as similar pome fruits.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Apfel“ is synchronically a simple noun without productive internal word-formation structure.
Word family
- Apfelsaft — apple juice