Definition
A collective term for edible fruits such as apples, pears, or berries.
Translations
- English
- fruit
- Français
- fruits
- Türkçe
- meyve
- Polski
- owoce
- Русский
- фрукты
- Українська
- фрукти
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Obst
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
fruit
/das ˈoːpst/
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
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Obst ist ein wichtiger Teil des Frühstücks.NominativSing.Fruit is an important part of breakfast.
- Das frische Obst liegt auf dem Tisch.NominativSing.The fresh fruit is on the table.
- Obst ist gesund.NominativSing.Fruit is healthy.
- Wir kaufen frisches Obst auf dem Markt.AkkusativSing.We buy fresh fruit at the market.
- Wir essen jeden Tag Obst.AkkusativSing.We eat fruit every day.
- Ich kaufe Obst auf dem Markt.AkkusativSing.I buy fruit at the market.
- Wir haben noch genug Obst.AkkusativSing.We still have enough fruit.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Obst/oːpst/
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Article phrase
das Obst/das ˈoːpst/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Obst | — |
| Akkusativ | das Obst | — |
| Dativ | dem Obst | — |
| Genitiv | des Obstes | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationObst essen
- Collocationfrisches Obst
- CollocationObst kaufen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Narrower termBirne — pear
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word