noun
potato
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Kartoffel means 'potato'. Feminine noun die Kartoffel. Plural is Kartoffeln (adds -n) and the noun declines regularly: die Kartoffel, der Kartoffel (gen/dat), die Kartoffeln (pl). Common food word used in many dishes. No irregular plural or umlaut changes. everyday vocabulary.
Examples
Wir essen heute Kartoffeln.
We're having potatoes today.
Als Beilage gibt es heute Salzkartoffeln.
Today there are boiled potatoes as a side dish.
Der Bauer lagerte Kartoffeln in der Scheune, damit sie nicht im Regen verfaulten.
The farmer stored potatoes in the barn so that they would not rot in the rain.
Details
Mnemonics
picture a pile of potatoes with a sticker 'die Kartoffel'
think 'car-toff-el' — pota-toff to recall 'potato'
Notes
Feminine noun; plural usually Kartoffeln.