die Kartoffelsuppe
potato soup
A soup whose main ingredient is potatoes.
EXAMPLE
Zum Mittagessen gibt es eine Kartoffelsuppe mit Möhren und Würstchen.
For lunch, we're having potato soup with carrots and sausages.
die Kartoffelsuppe
potato soup
die Kartoffelsuppe, die Kartoffelsuppen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Kartoffelsuppe, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Kartoffelsuppen |
| genitive | der Kartoffelsuppe |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Kartoffelsuppe | die Kartoffelsuppen |
| accusative | die Kartoffelsuppe | die Kartoffelsuppen |
| dative | der Kartoffelsuppe | den Kartoffelsuppen |
| genitive | der Kartoffelsuppe | der Kartoffelsuppen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound nouns
'Kartoffelsuppe' (potato soup) is made up of 'Kartoffel' (potato) and 'Suppe' (soup). The last component names the type of dish, while the first names the main ingredient.
EXAMPLE
Für die Kartoffelsuppe schäle ich zuerst die Kartoffeln.
For the potato soup, I peel the potatoes first.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include 'Kartoffelsuppe kochen' (to cook potato soup), 'Kartoffelsuppe pürieren' (to purée potato soup), and 'Kartoffelsuppe aufwärmen' (to reheat potato soup). When you purée something, the pieces are chopped up so that the soup becomes creamy.
EXAMPLE
Ich püriere die Kartoffelsuppe, bis keine Stücke mehr darin sind.
I purée the potato soup until there are no more pieces in it.
Specifying ingredients
Additional ingredients or side dishes are often introduced with 'mit' (with) and the dative. If an ingredient is to be left out, 'ohne' (without) is used with the accusative.
EXAMPLE
Wir servieren die Kartoffelsuppe mit frischem Brot.
We serve the potato soup with fresh bread.
Ich hätte gern eine Kartoffelsuppe ohne geräucherten Speck.
I would like a potato soup without smoked bacon.
In real life
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