Paradeiser

noun
tomato
B1

Paradeiser is an Austrian/Bavarian term for tomato. It’s a masculine noun: der Paradeiser, plural Paradeiser (same form) and genitive singular des Paradeisers. Regional variant of Tomate. Plural has no added ending; check articles (die Paradeiser). No special preposition; standard German more often uses 'Tomate'.

Examples

Der Marktverkäufer bot günstige Paradeiser an, weil die Ware am Abend verkauft werden sollte.
The market seller offered cheap tomatoes because the goods were supposed to be sold in the evening.
In Österreich nennt man die Tomate auch Paradeiser.
In Austria, the tomato is also called 'Paradeiser'.
Im Garten wachsen viele Paradeiser.
Tomatoes are growing in the garden.

Details

PluralParadeiser

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeder Paradeiserdie Paradeiser
genitivedes Paradeisersder Paradeiser
dativedem Paradeiserden Paradeisern
accusativeden Paradeiserdie Paradeiser

Mnemonics

👁️imagine tomatoes marching in a parade wearing little hats
👂think 'parade' + 'iser' — tomatoes parading in a row
⚧️der (masculine): picture a male tomato wearing a big mustache to remember 'der Paradeiser'

Notes

Paradeiser is an Austrian regional word for tomato; in Germany 'Tomate' is standard. Use Paradeiser primarily in Austrian contexts.

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