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Bruno rührt in einem großen Topf mit roten Linsen. Bruno is stirring a big pot of red lentils.

noun · B2

die Linse

[ˈlɪnzə]

lentil

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Other Examples

  • Ich weiche die Linsen schon am Abend vorher ein.

    I soak the lentils the evening before.

  • Habt ihr schon mal Linsen mit Spätzle probiert?

    Have you ever tried lentils with Spätzle?

  • Frau Hilde gibt in ihre Linsen immer einen Schuss Essig.

    Frau Hilde always adds a dash of vinegar to her lentils.

Grammar

Plural
die Linsen 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 Linse die Linsen
Accusative wen? was? die Linse die Linsen
Dative wem? der Linse den Linsen
Genitive wessen? der Linse der Linsen

How the Word Is Built

Word family

die Linsensuppeder Linseneintopf

In Otti's situations: Bruno goes vegan for a month

das Eiweiß die Ernährung der Ersatz ersetzen das Fleisch die Hülsenfrucht das Milchprodukt nahrhaft der Nährstoff pflanzlich sättigend die Soja

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