Definition
A sweet, usually green or yellow fruit that is narrower at the top.
Translations
- English
- pear
- Français
- poire
- Türkçe
- armut
- Polski
- gruszka
- Русский
- груша
- Українська
- груша
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Birne
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
pear
/diː ˈbɪʁnə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Birnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Borrowing
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Birne ist reif und saftig.NominativSing.The pear is ripe and juicy.
- Zum Frühstück esse ich eine Birne.AkkusativSing.I eat a pear for breakfast.
- Ich gebe der Birne etwas Wasser.DativSing.I give the pear some water.
- Die Schale der Birne ist glatt.GenitivSing.The pear’s skin is smooth.
- Die Birnen liegen im Korb.NominativPlur.The pears are in the basket.
- Ich kaufe mehrere Birnen.AkkusativPlur.I buy several pears.
- Ich gebe den Birnen etwas Wasser.DativPlur.I give the pears some water.
- Der Geschmack der Birnen ist süß.GenitivPlur.The taste of the pears is sweet.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Birne/ˈbɪʁnə/
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Article phrase
die Birne/diː ˈbɪʁnə/
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Plural
Birnen/ˈbɪʁnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Birne | die Birnen |
| Akkusativ | die Birne | die Birnen |
| Dativ | der Birne | den Birnen |
| Genitiv | der Birne | der Birnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine reife Birne
- Adjective combinationeine süße Birne
- Adjective combinationeine grüne Birne
- Verb constructioneine Birne essen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit einer Birnemit + Dativ
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 typeBorrowing
„Birne“ is an established loanword from Latin; its precise historical development is not further detailed here.
Word family
- Birnenbaum
- Birnensaft
- Birnenhälfte
- Birnenkuchen