foliage / leaves
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foliage / leaves
The leaves of deciduous trees and shrubs as a whole, especially the leaves that change color and fall to the ground in autumn.
Im Herbst müssen wir jedes Wochenende das Laub im Garten zusammenrechen.
In autumn, we have to rake up the leaves in the garden every weekend.
'Laub' (foliage / leaves) is a collective noun and refers to an indefinite amount of leaves. Therefore, it is always used in the singular and has no plural form.
Überall auf dem Weg liegt nasses Laub.
There are wet leaves lying all over the path.
Common verbs connected with 'Laub' (foliage / leaves) are 'rechen' (or 'harken') (to rake), 'fegen' (to sweep), and 'zusammenkehren' (to sweep together). Typical adjectives are 'bunt' (colorful), 'trocken' (dry), or 'raschelnd' (rustling).
Die Kinder spielen gern im bunten Laub.
The children like playing in the colorful leaves.
The word 'Laub' (foliage / leaves) is very strongly associated with the season autumn. A very common compound word is 'das Herbstlaub' (autumn leaves).
Der Geruch von feuchtem Herbstlaub lag in der Luft.
The smell of damp autumn leaves was in the air.
leaf / sheet
Blätter and Laub can refer to the same parts of plants. Blätter emphasizes the individual, countable parts. Laub refers to them collectively as an uncounted amount, especially on trees and shrubs or on the ground.
Nach dem Sturm liegt viel nasses Laub auf dem Weg.
After the storm, a lot of wet foliage is lying on the path.
Nach dem Sturm liegen fünf große Blätter auf dem Weg.
After the storm, five large leaves are lying on the path.
