Noun
das Kraut
Pronunciation: /kʁaʊ̯t/
herb; useful plant (plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect)
C1
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plural Kräuter
Meanings
Noun
- herb; useful plant (plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect)
- herbaceous plant
- cabbage (vegetable)
- a thick syrup made from sugar beets or, less often, fruit
Example sentence
Sie haben viele Kräuter in diesem Garten.
You have many herbs in this garden.
Word forms
singular
das Kraut
plural
die Kräuter
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Kraut
Accusativedas Kraut
Dativedem Kraut
Genitivedes Krautes
Plural
Nominativedie Kräuter
Accusativedie Kräuter
Dativeden Kräutern
Genitiveder Kräuter
Usage
- frische Kräuter — Fresh herbs; the usual plural in cooking.
- Kraut / Kräuter — The plural adds an umlaut and -er.
Dieses Kraut verleiht der Suppe einen würzigen Geschmack.
This herb gives the soup a spicy flavour.