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Das Gericht kommt mit Reis und Gemüse. The dish comes with rice and vegetables.

noun · A2

das Gericht

[ɡəˈʁɪçt]

dish, meal

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Other Examples

  • Welches Gericht nimmst du?

    Which dish are you having?

  • Bruno kocht heute ein Gericht aus Italien.

    Today Bruno is cooking a dish from Italy.

  • Ich kenne dieses Gericht noch nicht.

    I don't know this dish yet.

  • Welches Gericht empfehlen Sie?

    Which dish do you recommend?

Grammar

Plural
die Gerichte 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? das Gericht die Gerichte
Welches Gericht nimmst du? Which dish are you having?
Accusative wen? was? das Gericht die Gerichte
Bruno fragt die vietnamesische Händlerin respektvoll, ob er ihr Rezept für sein Gericht verwenden darf. Bruno respectfully asks the Vietnamese stallholder whether he may use her recipe for his dish.
Dative wem? dem Gericht den Gerichten
Verstehst du, warum manche bei diesem Gericht von Aneignung sprechen, obwohl Bruno es gut gemeint hat? Do you understand why some people talk about appropriation with this dish, even though Bruno meant well?
Genitive wessen? des Gerichts der Gerichte
Mir ist die Authentizität eines Gerichts ehrlich gesagt weniger wichtig als sein Geschmack. To be honest, a dish's authenticity matters less to me than its taste.

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix richt root

ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.

Word family

das Hauptgerichtdas Lieblingsgerichtdas Fertiggerichtanrichten

In Otti's situations: The friends eat out, Bruno and food culture

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