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die Lebensmittel

A1

groceries

English meaning
groceries
Gender
die — feminine
CEFR level
A1Beginner
Vocabulary package
At the Supermarket

Lebensmittel in a sentence

Lebensmittel bekommen Sie im Supermarkt.

You get groceries at the supermarket.

Declension of die Lebensmittel

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Lebensmittel
Accusativedie Lebensmittel
Dativeden Lebensmittelnden Lebensmitteln
Genitiveder Lebensmittel

Word family

die Lebensmittel is built from das Mittel (means/remedy) and leben (live, exist). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Lebensmittel comes from

Determinativkompositum (Zusammensetzung) aus Leben, Fugenelement -s und Mittel

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Questions about Lebensmittel

Is it der, die or das Lebensmittel?

It is die Lebensmittel — Lebensmittel is feminine.

What is the genitive of Lebensmittel?

The genitive singular is der Lebensmittel. The dative plural is den Lebensmitteln.

What does Lebensmittel mean in English?

die Lebensmittel means "groceries". For example: "Lebensmittel bekommen Sie im Supermarkt." — "You get groceries at the supermarket."

What level is Lebensmittel in German?

Lebensmittel is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the at the supermarket vocabulary.

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