caramel
der Karamell
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caramel
A brown, sweet substance made by heating sugar. It is used as an ingredient in sweets, as a sauce for desserts, or to make candies.
Das Dessert bestand aus Vanilleeis mit heißer Karamellsoße.
The dessert consisted of vanilla ice cream with hot caramel sauce.
caramel candy
A single candy made from caramel.
Er nahm sich ein weiches Karamell aus der Schale.
He took a soft caramel candy from the bowl.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Karamells |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Karamell | – |
| accusative | den Karamell | – |
| dative | dem Karamell | – |
| genitive | des Karamells | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word 'Karamell' (caramel) can be countable or uncountable. 'Das Karamell' (the caramel), without an article or with 'das', refers to the sweet substance, while 'ein Karamell' (a caramel candy) means a single candy.
Die Praline hat einen Kern aus flüssigem Karamell.
The praline has a center of liquid caramel.
'Karamell-' (caramel) is often used as the first part of compound words to describe a flavor or ingredient. This helps you quickly recognize what something is about.
Ich hätte gern einen Becher Karamelleis.
I would like a cup of caramel ice cream.
When it comes to preparation, 'Karamell' (caramel) is often combined with verbs such as 'herstellen' (to make/produce), 'schmelzen' (to melt), or 'zubereiten' (to prepare).
Für die Soße müssen wir zuerst Zucker in einem Topf schmelzen.
For the sauce, we first need to melt sugar in a pot.
