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Lotte zieht Unkraut aus dem Beet. Lotte pulls weeds out of the bed.

noun · B1

das Unkraut

[ˈʊnˌkʁaʊ̯t]

weeds, weed

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Other Examples

  • Ich kämpfe jedes Wochenende gegen das Unkraut.

    Every weekend I battle the weeds.

  • Wächst bei euch auch so viel Unkraut?

    Do you get this many weeds too?

  • Unkraut wächst überall, sogar zwischen den Steinen.

    Weeds grow everywhere, even between the stones.

Grammar

Plural
die Unkräuter 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 Unkraut die Unkräuter
Accusative wen? was? das Unkraut die Unkräuter
Ich kämpfe jedes Wochenende gegen das Unkraut. Every weekend I battle the weeds.
Dative wem? dem Unkraut den Unkräutern
Genitive wessen? des Unkrauts der Unkräuter

How the Word Is Built

Un prefix kraut root

Word family

das Krautdie Kräuter

In Otti's situations: Lotte gets an allotment

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