der Brokkoli
broccoli
A type of vegetable with green or purple florets that is closely related to cauliflower.
EXAMPLE
Als Beilage gibt es heute in Butter geschwenkten Brokkoli.
As a side dish today, there is broccoli tossed in butter.
der Brokkoli
broccoli
der Brokkoli, die Brokkoli
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Brokkoli, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Brokkoli |
| genitive | des Brokkoli |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Brokkoli | die Brokkoli die Brokkolis |
| accusative | den Brokkoli | die Brokkoli die Brokkolis |
| dative | dem Brokkoli | den Brokkoli den Brokkolis |
| genitive | des Brokkoli des Brokkolis | der Brokkoli der Brokkolis |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Part of compounds
The word 'Brokkoli' (broccoli) is often used as the first part of compound nouns to name dishes.
EXAMPLE
Heute Abend koche ich einen leckeren Brokkoliauflauf.
Tonight I'm making a delicious broccoli casserole.
Countable and uncountable
'Brokkoli' (broccoli) can be used both as an uncountable noun for the vegetable in general and as a countable noun for a whole head. The plural is then usually identical to the singular.
EXAMPLE
Kinder essen nicht immer gerne Brokkoli.
Children don't always like eating broccoli.
Für dieses Rezept benötigst du zwei Brokkoli.
For this recipe, you need two heads of broccoli.
Typical preparation
In the context of cooking, broccoli is often combined with verbs such as 'dünsten' (to steam), 'kochen' (to boil/cook), or 'braten' (to fry/roast).
EXAMPLE
Den Brokkoli bitte nur kurz in Salzwasser kochen.
Please boil the broccoli only briefly in salted water.
In real life
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