Definition
Small white or brown grains of a cereal plant, eaten cooked as a staple food.
Translations
- English
- rice
- Français
- riz
- Türkçe
- pirinç
- Polski
- ryż
- Русский
- рис
- Українська
- рис
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Reis
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
rice
/deːɐ̯ ˈʁaɪ̯s/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Reis braucht noch fünf Minuten.NominativSing.The rice needs another five minutes.
- Der Reis ist fertig.NominativSing.The rice is ready.
- Zum Curry koche ich Reis.AkkusativSing.I cook rice to go with the curry.
- Ich koche Reis zum Abendessen.AkkusativSing.I am cooking rice for dinner.
- Wir essen Reis mit Gemüse.AkkusativSing.We eat rice with vegetables.
- Sie wäscht den Reis vor dem Kochen.AkkusativSing.She washes the rice before cooking it.
- Zum Mittag gibt es Reis.AkkusativSing.There is rice for lunch.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Reis/ʁaɪ̯s/
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Article phrase
der Reis/deːɐ̯ ˈʁaɪ̯s/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Reis | — |
| Akkusativ | den Reis | — |
| Dativ | dem Reis | — |
| Genitiv | des Reises | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationReis kochen
- Collocationeine Portion Reis
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