Definition
A large perennial plant with a solid trunk and a crown of branches and leaves.
Translations
- English
- tree
- Français
- arbre
- Türkçe
- ağaç
- Polski
- drzewo
- Русский
- дерево
- Українська
- дерево
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Baum
- A2
- Noun
- Nature & Environment
- City & Places
tree
/deːɐ̯ ˈbaʊ̯m/
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
- Bäume
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Nature & EnvironmentPrimaryCity & Places
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Ein junger Baum spendet im Sommer angenehmen Schatten.NominativSing.A young tree provides pleasant shade in summer.
- Die Stadt pflanzt an dieser Straße einen Baum.AkkusativSing.The city is planting a tree along this street.
- Die Kinder hängen einen Nistkasten an einem Baum auf.DativSing.The children hang a nesting box on a tree.
- Die Rinde des Baumes schützt den Stamm.GenitivSing.The bark of the tree protects the trunk.
- Im Park stehen viele alte Bäume.NominativPlur.Many old trees stand in the park.
- Die Förster pflanzen im Frühjahr neue Bäume.AkkusativPlur.The foresters plant new trees in spring.
- Die Vögel bauen ihre Nester in den Bäumen.DativPlur.The birds build their nests in the trees.
- Die Blätter der Bäume färben sich im Herbst gelb.GenitivPlur.The leaves of the trees turn yellow in autumn.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Baum/baʊ̯m/
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Article phrase
der Baum/deːɐ̯ ˈbaʊ̯m/
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Plural
Bäume/ˈbɔɪ̯mə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Baum | die Bäume |
| Akkusativ | den Baum | die Bäume |
| Dativ | dem Baum | den Bäumen |
| Genitiv | des Baumes | der Bäume |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Baum pflanzen
- Prepositional constructionunter einem Baum sitzenunter + Dativ
- Adjective combinationein hoher Baum
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Baum“ is a simple noun that did not arise through productive word formation.
Word family
- Bäumchen
- Baumhaus
- Baumstamm
- Baumwolle