Definition
A collective term for edible plant parts such as leaves, roots, tubers, or fruits.
Translations
- English
- vegetables
- Français
- légumes
- Türkçe
- sebze
- Polski
- warzywa
- Русский
- овощи
- Українська
- овочі
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Gemüse
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
vegetables
/das ɡəˈmyːzə/
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
- Gemüse
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Gemüse kommt aus dem Garten.NominativSing.The vegetables come from the garden.
- Das Gemüse ist frisch.NominativSing.The vegetables are fresh.
- Wir essen jeden Tag frisches Gemüse.AkkusativSing.We eat fresh vegetables every day.
- Wir essen jeden Tag Gemüse.AkkusativSing.We eat vegetables every day.
- Ich schneide das Gemüse für die Suppe.AkkusativSing.I cut the vegetables for the soup.
- Auf dem Markt kaufe ich frisches Gemüse.AkkusativSing.I buy fresh vegetables at the market.
- Wir brauchen noch etwas Gemüse.AkkusativSing.We still need some vegetables.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Gemüse/ɡəˈmyːzə/
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Article phrase
das Gemüse/das ɡəˈmyːzə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Gemüse | die Gemüse |
| Akkusativ | das Gemüse | die Gemüse |
| Dativ | dem Gemüse | den Gemüse |
| Genitiv | des Gemüses | der Gemüse |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationGemüse essen
- CollocationGemüse schneiden
- Collocationfrisches Gemüse
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