noun
vitamin
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Vitamin (das Vitamin, Plural: Vitamine) denotes organic nutrients required in small amounts, e.g., vitamin C. It's a neuter noun with plural Vitamine; singular genitive des Vitamins. No special preposition. Regular declension: das Vitamin, die Vitamine. Often appears in compounds like Vitaminmangel (vitamin deficiency).
Examples
Ich nehme Vitamine.
I take vitamins.
Der Arzt empfahl dem Patienten Vitamin C, weil seine Ernährung nicht ausreichend war.
The doctor recommended vitamin C to the patient because his diet was not adequate.
Ich nehme jeden Morgen ein Vitamin.
I take a vitamin every morning.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a small pill with the label 'Vita' shining like a little sun — a vitamin gives energy.
Sounds like 'vital-min' — think 'vital' to remember it's important for health.
das (neuter) — imagine a neutral gray pill box stamped with 'das' to remember 'das Vitamin'.
Notes
Plural usually 'Vitamine'. Common collocations: 'Vitamin C', 'Vitaminmangel' (vitamin deficiency). Pronounced [ˈviːtamiːn] in German.