noun
bean
A2
Bohne: a bean — the seed of legumes (e.g., green beans, coffee beans) and edible vegetable. Also used for many bean varieties. Noun: feminine (die Bohne), plural Bohnen, regular declension (Genitiv der Bohne). No irregular plural; common collocations: grüne Bohnen, Bohnenkaffee.
Examples
Der Koch gab der Suppe Bohnen, die er zuvor eingeweicht hatte.
The cook added beans to the soup that he had soaked beforehand.
Ich esse gern Bohnen.
I like to eat beans.
Ich koche die Bohnen fünfzehn Minuten lang.
I cook the beans for fifteen minutes.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a small green bean in a pod with the label 'Bohne'.
Sounds like 'bean' — both are short and similar.
Die Bohne — imagine a woman picking beans (die).
Notes
Common in cooking contexts; plural 'Bohnen'.