noun
jam
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Jam; die Marmelade. A feminine, usually uncountable food noun meaning fruit preserve. Commonly used without plural (etwas Marmelade, ein Glas Marmelade); plural Marmeladen exists for varieties. Declension: die Marmelade (singular), Marmeladen (plural). Used as spread on bread. Genus: die; partitive expressions like 'ein Glas' are common.
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Bring bitte noch ein Glas Marmelade mit.
Please bring another jar of jam.
Die Großmutter backte Brot, das sie mit Marmelade bestrich, weil die Enkel Hunger hatten.
The grandmother baked bread that she spread with jam because the grandchildren were hungry.
Zum Frühstück esse ich gern Marmelade auf dem Brot.
I like to eat jam on my bread for breakfast.
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Imagine a glass jar labeled 'Marmelade' full of bright red jam.
Think 'mar-melly' — like a sweet, melty jam.
die — many food items ending in -e are feminine, so 'die Marmelade'.
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In British English 'marmalade' often refers specifically to citrus jam, but in German 'Marmelade' is used broadly for fruit jams.