Nomen

die Erbse

pea

Ich esse gern Erbsen und Möhren.

I like to eat peas and carrots.

Sie kocht eine leckere Erbsensuppe.

She is cooking a delicious pea soup.

Die Prinzessin spürte die Erbse unter der Matratze.

The princess felt the pea under the mattress.

die Erbse (plural: die Erbsen) + verb. I like to eat peas.

die Bohne (bean), die Linse (lentil)

From Old High German 'arawīz', related to Latin 'ervum' (vetch).

Think of the fairy tale 'The Princess and the Pea' (Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse).

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