noun
tomato
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'Tomate' means 'tomato' (edible fruit used as vegetable) and is a feminine noun: die Tomate, plural Tomaten. Genitive singular der Tomate. Declines regularly with plural in -n. Common in culinary contexts and salads. Countable; can be used singular or plural depending on quantity.
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Ich kaufe zwei Tomaten für den Salat.
I'm buying two tomatoes for the salad.
Für den Salat brauchen wir noch eine Tomate.
We still need a tomato for the salad.
Die Köchin schnitt die Tomaten, weil das Rezept frische Tomaten verlangte.
The cook cut the tomatoes because the recipe required fresh tomatoes.
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Imagine a red tomato on a sandwich labeled 'Tomate'.
Tomate sounds like 'tomato' in English.
Die (feminine) — picture a basket of tomatoes with a little feminine ribbon.
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Regular feminine noun. Plural adds -n.