lettuce
der Kopfsalat, die Kopfsalate
Loading your saved state.
head lettuce
A type of lettuce with soft, usually green leaves that form a loose, rounded head and are generally eaten raw.
Für den Salat wasche ich die Blätter eines frischen Kopfsalats.
For the salad, I wash the leaves of a fresh head of lettuce.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Kopfsalate |
| genitive | des Kopfsalats |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Kopfsalat | die Kopfsalate |
| accusative | den Kopfsalat | die Kopfsalate |
| dative | dem Kopfsalat | den Kopfsalaten |
| genitive | des Kopfsalats des Kopfsalates | der Kopfsalate |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Kopfsalat' is made up of 'Kopf' (head) and 'Salat' (lettuce). The component 'Kopf' describes the rounded shape formed by the leaves together.
Dieser Kopfsalat hat einen besonders großen, lockeren Kopf.
This head of lettuce has an especially large, loose head.
When shopping, you can use 'ein Kopf Kopfsalat' (one head of lettuce) to indicate a whole plant as a quantity. After the quantity word 'Kopf' (head), 'Kopfsalat' is used without an article.
Bring bitte einen Kopf Kopfsalat vom Markt mit.
Please bring a head of lettuce from the market.
In recipes, the combinations 'Kopfsalat putzen' (to clean lettuce), 'Kopfsalat waschen' (to wash lettuce), and 'Kopfsalat trocken schleudern' (to spin lettuce dry) are common. When cleaning lettuce, you remove wilted leaves and other parts you do not want to eat.
Den Kopfsalat putzen, gründlich waschen und anschließend trocken schleudern.
Clean the lettuce, wash it thoroughly, and then spin it dry.
