butterweich
buttery-soft
Very soft and easy to crush, cut, or deform; especially used for foods that are as soft as butter.
EXAMPLE
Die gekochten Kartoffeln sind butterweich.
The boiled potatoes are buttery-soft.
butterweich
buttery-soft
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry butterweich, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | butterweich |
|---|
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Word formation
'Butterweich' (buttery-soft) is made up of 'Butter' (butter) and 'weich' (soft). Butter serves as a figurative measure for an especially soft consistency.
EXAMPLE
Nach dem langen Kochen waren die Möhren butterweich.
After cooking for a long time, the carrots were buttery-soft.
Typical collocations
'Butterweich' (buttery-soft) is often used with foods and combines especially well with verbs such as 'kochen' (to boil/cook), 'garen' (to cook), and 'werden' (to become). The phrase 'butterweiche Konsistenz' (buttery-soft consistency) is also common.
EXAMPLE
Das Fleisch wird bei niedriger Temperatur butterweich.
The meat becomes buttery-soft when cooked at a low temperature.
Figurative description
The word is a vivid description and is especially common in recipes, cooking instructions, and conversations about the consistency of food. It can appear before a noun or after 'sein' (to be) or 'werden' (to become).
EXAMPLE
Die Bohnen sollen am Ende butterweich sein.
The beans should be buttery-soft at the end.
Für die Suppe brauchen wir butterweiche Kürbisstücke.
For the soup, we need buttery-soft pieces of pumpkin.
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