Definition
The edible seed or pod of certain leguminous plants.
Translations
- English
- bean
- Français
- haricot
- Türkçe
- fasulye
- Polski
- fasola
- Русский
- фасоль
- Українська
- квасоля
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Bohne
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
bean
/diː ˈboːnə/
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
- Bohnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- In der Suppe ist eine weiße Bohne.NominativSing.There is a white bean in the soup.
- Das Kind probiert eine Bohne.AkkusativSing.The child tries a bean.
- Ich helfe meiner Mutter beim Sortieren einer Bohne.DativSing.I help my mother sort a bean.
- Die Farbe der Bohne ist leuchtend grün.GenitivSing.The color of the bean is bright green.
- Diese Bohnen wachsen sehr schnell.NominativPlur.These beans grow very quickly.
- Wir kochen heute Bohnen.AkkusativPlur.We are cooking beans today.
- Wir geben den Bohnen etwas Wasser.DativPlur.We give the beans some water.
- Der Geschmack der Bohnen ist mild.GenitivPlur.The taste of the beans is mild.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Bohne/ˈboːnə/
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Article phrase
die Bohne/diː ˈboːnə/
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Plural
Bohnen/ˈboːnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Bohne | die Bohnen |
| Akkusativ | die Bohne | die Bohnen |
| Dativ | der Bohne | den Bohnen |
| Genitiv | der Bohne | der Bohnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Bohne essen
- Sentence patternDie Bohne keimt im feuchten Boden.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Bohne“ is a simple noun without a visible modern derivation.
Word family
- Bohnenkraut