Noun
der Klee
Pronunciation: /kleː/
clover
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Meanings
Noun
- clover
Example sentence
Hast du schon mal vierblättrigen Klee gefunden?
Have you ever found a four-leaf clover?
Word forms
singular
der Klee
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Klee
Accusativeden Klee
Dativedem Klee
Genitivedes Klees
Klee has no common plural.
Usage
- blühender Klee — clover in bloom; the plant noun normally describes the growth collectively
- jemanden über den grünen Klee loben — praise someone excessively; a fixed figurative expression
Zwischen den Pflastersteinen wuchs dichter Klee.
Thick clover grew between the paving stones.