Noun
der Baum
Pronunciation: /baʊ̯m/
tree
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plural Bäume
Meanings
Noun
- tree
- boom
Example sentence
Was glaubst du, wie alt der Baum dort ist?
How old do you think that tree over there is?
Word forms
singular
der Baum
plural
die Bäume
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Baum
Accusativeden Baum
Dativedem Baum
Genitivedes Baumes
Plural
Nominativedie Bäume
Accusativedie Bäume
Dativeden Bäumen
Genitiveder Bäume
Usage
- der Baum / die Bäume — The plural adds an umlaut and -e.
- unter einem Baum sitzen — A location underneath the tree takes dative.
Der Baum vor unserem Haus verliert schon seine Blätter.
The tree in front of our house is already losing its leaves.