das Gemüse
Translation
vegetables
Examples
Ich esse gerne frisches Gemüse.
I like to eat fresh vegetables.
Wir kaufen Gemüse auf dem Markt.
We buy vegetables at the market.
Grammar Patterns
et4 (as object) to eat vegetables He eats a lot of vegetables.
Similar Words
Kraut (herb, cabbage); Antonyms: Obst (fruit)
Etymology
From the collective prefix 'Ge-' and 'Mus' (mush, puree). It originally referred to plants that could be cooked into a mush.
Memory Tips
The prefix 'Ge-' often denotes a collection. Think of 'Gemüse' as a collection of various edible plants, just as 'Gebirge' is a collection of mountains.