Noun
die Kastanie
Pronunciation: /kasˈtaːni̯ə/
chestnut
C2
rank #12,100
plural Kastanien
Meanings
Noun
- chestnut
- a tree of the genus Castanea, or its nut
- horse-chestnut, a tree of the genus Aesculus, or its nut
Example sentence
Unter der Kastanie lagen im Herbst viele braune Früchte.
In autumn, many brown fruits lay beneath the chestnut tree.
Word forms
singular
die Kastanie
plural
die Kastanien
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Kastanie
Accusativedie Kastanie
Dativeder Kastanie
Genitiveder Kastanie
Plural
Nominativedie Kastanien
Accusativedie Kastanien
Dativeden Kastanien
Genitiveder Kastanien
Usage
- Kastanien sammeln — Collect chestnuts; the word can name the fruits of different trees.
- Esskastanie / Rosskastanie — An edible sweet chestnut versus an inedible horse chestnut; distinguish the plants.
Im Herbst sammelten die Kinder Kastanien zum Basteln.
In autumn, the children collected chestnuts for craft projects.