noun
apple
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Apfel means apple, the fruit or tree. It is a masculine noun (der Apfel) and a regular count noun. Plural is Äpfel with an umlaut (a→ä), an irregular vowel change. Used in everyday contexts and collocations like "ein Apfel pro Tag." No special preposition or reflexivity.
Examples
Die Kinder fanden auf dem Weg einen Apfel, obwohl sie keinen Hunger hatten.
The children found an apple on the way, although they were not hungry.
Ich esse jeden Tag einen Apfel.
I eat an apple every day.
Möchtest du einen Apfel essen?
Would you like to eat an apple?
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a red apple on a table.
der (masculine) — think 'der Apfel' like 'the apple (masc.)' to remember gender.
Notes
Plural has an umlaut: Äpfel.