noun
plum
B1
Pflaume (die) primarily means the fruit plum. Plural: Pflaumen. Declension examples: nominative die Pflaume/die Pflaumen, genitive der Pflaume/der Pflaumen, dative der Pflaume/den Pflaumen. Common culinary term for fresh fruit, jam and baking; regular noun with no unusual plural in German.
Examples
Der Bauer sammelte Pflaumen, die auf dem Boden lagen, bevor der Markt öffnete.
The farmer collected plums that lay on the ground before the market opened.
Im Sommer esse ich gerne frische Pflaumen.
In summer I like to eat fresh plums.
Die Pflaumen sind reif und schmecken süß.
The plums are ripe and taste sweet.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a juicy plum with the label 'Pflaume'.
Sounds like English 'plum' with an extra 'a' (Pflaume).
Ends with -e, which often signals feminine gender: die Pflaume.
Notes
Fruit noun. Plural is Pflaumen. Often used in cooking (e.g., jam, desserts).