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Kalle streicht über die glatte, silbergraue Rinde einer mächtigen Buche. Kalle strokes the smooth, silver-grey bark of a mighty beech.

noun · C1

die Buche

[ˈbuːxə]

beech

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  • Im Herbst sammle ich Bucheckern unter den Buchen am Teufelsberg, geröstet schmecken sie wie Nüsse.

    In autumn I collect beechnuts under the beeches on the Teufelsberg; roasted, they taste like nuts.

  • Erkennt ihr die Buche an ihren gewellten Blättern und der glatten Rinde?

    Can you recognise the beech by its wavy-edged leaves and smooth bark?

  • Alte Buchen vertragen lange Trockenperioden schlecht, weshalb Förster inzwischen auch andere Baumarten pflanzen.

    Old beeches cope badly with long dry spells, which is why foresters now plant other tree species too.

Grammar

Plural
die Buchen In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Buche die Buchen
Accusative wen? was? die Buche die Buchen
Dative wem? der Buche den Buchen
Im Herbst sammle ich Bucheckern unter den Buchen am Teufelsberg, geröstet schmecken sie wie Nüsse. In autumn I collect beechnuts under the beeches on the Teufelsberg; roasted, they taste like nuts.
Genitive wessen? der Buche der Buchen
Im Schatten der alten Buchen gedeihen Farne, Moose und seltene Orchideen. Ferns, mosses and rare orchids thrive in the shade of the old beeches.

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die Bucheckerder Buchenwald

In Otti's situations: Kalle guides a forest walk

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