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
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Brot ist ein wichtiges Lebensmittel.NominativSing.Bread is an important food.
- 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.
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/
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Plural
Lebensmittel/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.
- Narrower termGemüse — vegetables
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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