Noun
die Banane
Pronunciation: /baˈnaːnə/
banana (fruit or tree)
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plural Bananen
Meanings
Noun
- banana (fruit or tree)
Example sentence
Wie viele Bananen haben Sie gekauft?
How many bananas did you buy?
Word forms
singular
die Banane
plural
die Bananen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Banane
Accusativedie Banane
Dativeder Banane
Genitiveder Banane
Plural
Nominativedie Bananen
Accusativedie Bananen
Dativeden Bananen
Genitiveder Bananen
Usage
- eine Banane schälen — peel a banana; schälen takes accusative
- eine reife Banane — a ripe banana; a common fruit description
Für den Kuchen zerdrückte sie zwei reife Bananen mit einer Gabel.
For the cake, she mashed two ripe bananas with a fork.