Bruno lässt einen Löffel Kimchi langsam über den Gaumen gleiten und schließt die Augen. Bruno lets a spoonful of kimchi slide slowly over his palate and closes his eyes.

noun · C1

der Gaumen

[ˈɡaʊ̯mən]

palate

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Other Examples

Ich habe mir an der heißen Suppe den Gaumen verbrannt.

I burnt the roof of my mouth on the hot soup.
Für so feine Unterschiede brauchst du einen geübten Gaumen.

For such subtle differences you need a trained palate.
Frau Hilde sagt, mit dem Alter sei ihr Gaumen anspruchsvoller geworden.

Frau Hilde says her palate has become more discerning with age.

Grammar

Plural: die Gaumen 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?	der Gaumen	die Gaumen
Accusative wen? was?	den Gaumen	die Gaumen	Für so feine Unterschiede brauchst du einen geübten Gaumen. For such subtle differences you need a trained palate.
Dative wem?	dem Gaumen	den Gaumen
Genitive wessen?	des Gaumens	der Gaumen

How the Word Is Built

Word family

die Gaumenfreude

In Otti's situations: Bruno and the art of fermentation

das Aroma die Bakterie bekömmlich einlegen das Einmachglas die Fermentation fermentieren gären die Gärung der Geschmack das Glas Gut Ding will Weile haben

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