Definition
A product intended and suitable for people to eat or drink.
Translations
- English
- foodstuff
- Français
- produit alimentaire
- Türkçe
- gıda ürünü
- Polski
- artykuł spożywczy
- Русский
- продукт питания
- Українська
- харчовий продукт
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Lebensmittel
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
foodstuff
/das ˈleːbn̩sˌmɪtl̩/
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
- Lebensmittel
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Brot ist ein wichtiges Lebensmittel.NominativSing.Bread is an important food.
- Dieses Lebensmittel muss kühl bleiben.NominativSing.This food must be kept cool.
- Dieses Lebensmittel ist lange haltbar.NominativSing.This food keeps for a long time.
- Viele Lebensmittel stehen im Kühlschrank.NominativPlur.Many foods are in the refrigerator.
- Wir kaufen Lebensmittel für die Woche.AkkusativPlur.We buy groceries for the week.
- Manche Lebensmittel muss man kühl lagern.AkkusativPlur.Some foods must be stored in a cool place.
- Der Markt verkauft frische Lebensmittel.AkkusativPlur.The market sells fresh food.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Lebensmittel/ˈleːbn̩sˌmɪtl̩/
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Article phrase
das Lebensmittel/das ˈleːbn̩sˌmɪtl̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Lebensmittel | die Lebensmittel |
| Akkusativ | das Lebensmittel | die Lebensmittel |
| Dativ | dem Lebensmittel | den Lebensmitteln |
| Genitiv | des Lebensmittels | der Lebensmittel |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationLebensmittel kaufen
- CollocationLebensmittel lagern
- Collocationfrische Lebensmittel
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 typeCompound
- LebenModifier
- sLinking element
- MittelHead