Noun
das Unkraut
Pronunciation: /ˈʊnkʁaʊ̯t/
weed, weeds (unwanted plants)
C1
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plural Unkräuter
Meanings
Noun
- weed, weeds (unwanted plants)
Example sentence
Könntest du das Unkraut jäten und die Blumen gießen?
Could you please pull the weeds and water the flowers?
Word forms
singular
das Unkraut
plural
die Unkräuter
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Unkraut
Accusativedas Unkraut
Dativedem Unkraut
Genitivedes Unkrauts
Plural
Nominativedie Unkräuter
Accusativedie Unkräuter
Dativeden Unkräutern
Genitiveder Unkräuter
Usage
- Unkraut jäten — weed or pull out unwanted plants
- Unkraut / Unkräuter — often collective in the singular; the plural can distinguish kinds of weeds
Zwischen den Pflastersteinen wächst dichtes Unkraut.
Dense weeds are growing between the paving stones.