adjective
vegetarian
B1
"vegetarisch" means "vegetarian" as an adjective for food, diet without meat, or a person. It’s gradable (vegetarischer, am vegetarischsten) and used attributively or predicatively with adjective endings. Not a participle. No special prepositions; adjective agreements follow normal German rules.
Examples
Ich esse heute vegetarisch, also gibt es kein Fleisch.
I'm eating vegetarian today, so there's no meat.
Das Restaurant bot ein vegetarisches Menü an, weil viele Gäste keine Fleischgerichte bestellten.
The restaurant offered a vegetarian menu because many guests did not order meat dishes.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a plate overflowing with colorful vegetables and a small sign that reads 'vegetarisch'.
Sounds like 'vegetable-rish' — think 'full of vegetables'.
Notes
Used to describe food or diets that exclude meat. Common on menus and in restaurants.