noun
vegetables, veg
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Gemüse: neuter noun meaning vegetables (veg). Treated as a mass/uncountable noun: singular das Gemüse, genitive des Gemüses. Often has no distinct plural form in everyday use; context or words like 'Gemüsesorten' specify types. Use with articles like das Gemüse or kein Gemüse for negation.
Examples
Die Köchin kaufte frisches Gemüse ein, weil der Markt an diesem Morgen besonders gute Ware anbot.
The cook bought fresh vegetables because the market was offering particularly good produce that morning.
Ich esse gerne Gemüse.
I like to eat vegetables.
Im Supermarkt kaufe ich frisches Gemüse.
I buy fresh vegetables at the supermarket.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a colorful vegetable basket labeled 'Gemüse'
Gemüse → 'gem-use' picture using a gem-shaped vegetable bowl
das → collective like 'das Obst' (fruit) and 'das Gemüse'
Notes
Often used as a mass/collective noun. Plural is typically identical or treated as a collective. | Singular-only (mass/collective) noun; plural forms are not applicable.