Definition
An edible starchy tuber that grows underground.
Translations
- English
- potato
- Français
- pomme de terre
- Türkçe
- patates
- Polski
- ziemniak
- Русский
- картофель
- Українська
- картопля
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Kartoffel
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
potato
/diː kaʁˈtɔfl̩/
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
- Kartoffeln
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Kartoffel kocht noch zehn Minuten.NominativSing.The potato needs another ten minutes to cook.
- Die Kartoffel ist noch heiß.NominativSing.The potato is still hot.
- Für die Suppe brauche ich eine Kartoffel.AkkusativSing.I need a potato for the soup.
- Ich schäle eine Kartoffel.AkkusativSing.I peel a potato.
- Die Kartoffeln liegen im Keller.NominativPlur.The potatoes are in the cellar.
- Wir kochen Kartoffeln zum Abendessen.AkkusativPlur.We cook potatoes for dinner.
- Heute gibt es Fisch mit Kartoffeln.DativPlur.Today we are having fish with potatoes.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Kartoffel/kaʁˈtɔfl̩/
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Article phrase
die Kartoffel/diː kaʁˈtɔfl̩/
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Plural
Kartoffeln/kaʁˈtɔfl̩n/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Kartoffel | die Kartoffeln |
| Akkusativ | die Kartoffel | die Kartoffeln |
| Dativ | der Kartoffel | den Kartoffeln |
| Genitiv | der Kartoffel | der Kartoffeln |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Kartoffel schälen
Semantic relations
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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