Definition
Parts of animals eaten as food, especially muscle and fat.
Translations
- English
- meat
- Français
- viande
- Türkçe
- et
- Polski
- mięso
- Русский
- мясо
- Українська
- м'ясо
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Fleisch
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
meat
/das ˈflaɪ̯ʃ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Fleisch liegt im Kühlschrank.NominativSing.The meat is in the refrigerator.
- Das Fleisch ist noch warm.NominativSing.The meat is still warm.
- Wir essen nur selten Fleisch.AkkusativSing.We rarely eat meat.
- Er isst nur wenig Fleisch.AkkusativSing.He eats only a little meat.
- Sie brät das Fleisch in der Pfanne.AkkusativSing.She fries the meat in the pan.
- Ich bestelle das Gericht ohne Fleisch.AkkusativSing.I order the dish without meat.
- Wir kaufen heute kein Fleisch.AkkusativSing.We are not buying any meat today.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Fleisch/flaɪ̯ʃ/
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Article phrase
das Fleisch/das ˈflaɪ̯ʃ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Fleisch | — |
| Akkusativ | das Fleisch | — |
| Dativ | dem Fleisch | — |
| Genitiv | des Fleisches | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationFleisch essen
- CollocationFleisch braten
- Prepositional constructionohne Fleischohne + Akkusativ
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