Unter Lottes Mikroskop sieht Bruno zum ersten Mal einen Mikroorganismus aus seinem Kimchi. Under Lotte's microscope, Bruno sees a microorganism from his kimchi for the first time.

noun · C1

der Mikroorganismus

[ˈmiːkʁoʔɔʁɡaˌnɪsmʊs]

microorganism

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Ohne Mikroorganismen hätten wir weder Brot noch Käse noch Sauerkraut.

Without microorganisms we'd have neither bread nor cheese nor sauerkraut.
Wusstest du, dass in einem Löffel Joghurt Milliarden Mikroorganismen leben?

Did you know that billions of microorganisms live in a spoonful of yoghurt?
Manche Mikroorganismen mögen es warm, andere arbeiten besser im kühlen Keller.

Some microorganisms like it warm; others work better in a cool cellar.

Grammar

Plural: die Mikroorganismen In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -ismus are usually masculine: der Mikroorganismus. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

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

Case	Singular	Plural	Example
Nominative wer? was?	der Mikroorganismus	die Mikroorganismen
Accusative wen? was?	den Mikroorganismus	die Mikroorganismen	Unter Lottes Mikroskop sieht Bruno zum ersten Mal einen Mikroorganismus aus seinem Kimchi. Under Lotte's microscope, Bruno sees a microorganism from his kimchi for the first time.
Dative wem?	dem Mikroorganismus	den Mikroorganismen
Genitive wessen?	des Mikroorganismus	der Mikroorganismen

How the Word Is Built

Mikro prefix organ root ismus suffix

Word family

der Organismusdas Organorganisch

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 Gaumen der Geschmack das Glas

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