Noun
das Laub
Pronunciation: /laʊ̯p/
foliage, greenery, leaves (on a tree or fallen onto the ground, but particularly the latter)
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Meanings
Noun
- foliage, greenery, leaves (on a tree or fallen onto the ground, but particularly the latter)
- leaves, a suit in German playing cards
Example sentence
Warum ist es notwendig, Laub zu harken?
Why is raking leaves necessary?
Word forms
singular
das Laub
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Laub
Accusativedas Laub
Dativedem Laub
Genitivedes Laubes
Laub has no common plural.
Usage
- Laub harken — rake leaves; Laub is a collective singular noun
- Laub / Blatt — foliage collectively / one leaf; different ways to count
Das trockene Laub raschelte unter unseren Schuhen.
The dry leaves rustled beneath our shoes.