Noun
das Abendbrot
Pronunciation: /ˈaːbəntˌbroːt/
supper, dinner (evening meal), typically consisting of bread, sliced meat, cheese, and pickles
C2
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plural Abendbrote
Meanings
Noun
- supper, dinner (evening meal), typically consisting of bread, sliced meat, cheese, and pickles
Example sentence
Was möchtet ihr zum Abendbrot essen?
What would you like to eat for dinner?
Word forms
singular
das Abendbrot
plural
die Abendbrote
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Abendbrot
Accusativedas Abendbrot
Dativedem Abendbrot
Genitivedes Abendbrots
Plural
Nominativedie Abendbrote
Accusativedie Abendbrote
Dativeden Abendbroten
Genitiveder Abendbrote
Usage
- zum Abendbrot — for supper; zum means zu dem
- Abendbrot / Brot am Abend — the evening meal / bread in the evening; the meal name need not refer only to bread
Zum Abendbrot stellte sie Käse, Brot und Tomaten auf den Tisch.
For supper, she put cheese, bread and tomatoes on the table.