Definition
A sweet spread made from fruit cooked with sugar.
Translations
- English
- jam
- Français
- confiture
- Türkçe
- reçel
- Polski
- dżem
- Русский
- варенье
- Українська
- варення
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Marmelade
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
jam
/diː ˌmaʁməˈlaːdə/
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
- Marmeladen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Auf mein Brötchen kommt Marmelade.NominativSing.I put jam on my bread roll.
- Die Marmelade ist aus Aprikosen.NominativSing.The jam is made from apricots.
- Diese Marmelade ist aus Erdbeeren.NominativSing.This jam is made from strawberries.
- Die Marmelade steht im Kühlschrank.NominativSing.The jam is in the refrigerator.
- Ich streiche Marmelade aufs Brot.AkkusativSing.I spread jam on the bread.
- Zum Frühstück esse ich Brot mit Marmelade.DativSing.I eat bread with jam for breakfast.
- Im Laden gibt es verschiedene Marmeladen.AkkusativPlur.There are different jams in the shop.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Marmelade/ˌmaʁməˈlaːdə/
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Article phrase
die Marmelade/diː ˌmaʁməˈlaːdə/
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Plural
Marmeladen/maʁməˈlaːdn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Marmelade | die Marmeladen |
| Akkusativ | die Marmelade | die Marmeladen |
| Dativ | der Marmelade | den Marmeladen |
| Genitiv | der Marmelade | der Marmeladen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationMarmelade aufs Brot streichen
- Prepositional constructionBrot mit Marmelademit + Dativ
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