die Feige
fig
The edible fruit of the fig tree. It is usually soft and sweet and contains many small seeds.
EXAMPLE
Zum Frühstück esse ich gern eine frische Feige.
I like to eat a fresh fig for breakfast.
die Feige
fig
die Feige, die Feigen
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Meanings
die Feige
fig tree
A heat-loving tree or shrub from the Ficus genus that bears edible fruit.
EXAMPLE
Im Garten wächst eine Feige, die im Sommer viele Früchte trägt.
A fig tree is growing in the garden and bears lots of fruit in summer.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Feige, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Feigen |
| genitive | der Feige |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Feige | die Feigen |
| accusative | die Feige | die Feigen |
| dative | der Feige | den Feigen |
| genitive | der Feige | der Feigen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Context clues
The verbs in the sentence help you identify the meaning: with 'essen' (to eat), 'schneiden' (to cut), or 'trocknen' (to dry), it refers to the fruit. With 'pflanzen' (to plant), 'gießen' (to water), or 'zurückschneiden' (to prune), it refers to the plant.
EXAMPLE
Schneide die Feigen in kleine Stücke und gib sie zum Joghurt.
Cut the figs into small pieces and add them to the yogurt.
Wir müssen die Feige im Kübel regelmäßig gießen.
We need to water the fig tree in the pot regularly.
Typical collocations
When shopping and in recipes, you will often come across the phrases 'frische Feigen' (fresh figs), 'reife Feigen' (ripe figs), and 'getrocknete Feigen' (dried figs). You can use 'mit' (with) to indicate that figs are an ingredient, as in 'Brot mit Feigen' (bread with figs).
EXAMPLE
Für das Brot mit Feigen brauche ich noch getrocknete Feigen.
I still need dried figs for the bread with figs.
Overwintering
In gardening texts, 'Feige' (fig tree) often occurs in the phrase 'eine Feige überwintern lassen' (to let a fig tree overwinter). You can specify the location with phrases such as 'im Keller' (in the basement), 'im Wintergarten' (in the conservatory), or 'an einem geschützten Ort' (in a sheltered place).
EXAMPLE
Wir lassen unsere Feige im hellen Wintergarten überwintern.
We let our fig tree overwinter in the bright conservatory.
In real life
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