die Petersilie
parsley
A widely used culinary herb with green, flat or curly leaves, used to season and garnish dishes.
EXAMPLE
Für die Soße brauche ich noch einen Bund frische Petersilie.
For the sauce, I still need a bunch of fresh parsley.
die Petersilie
parsley
die Petersilie, die Petersilien
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Petersilie, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Petersilien |
| genitive | der Petersilie |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Petersilie | die Petersilien |
| accusative | die Petersilie | die Petersilien |
| dative | der Petersilie | den Petersilien |
| genitive | der Petersilie | der Petersilien |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Typical quantities
Since 'Petersilie' (parsley) is often used as an uncountable herb, typical quantity expressions are used, such as 'ein Bund Petersilie' (a bunch of parsley) or 'ein Zweig Petersilie' (a sprig of parsley). You can also simply say 'etwas Petersilie' (some parsley).
EXAMPLE
Auf dem Markt habe ich einen frischen Bund Petersilie gekauft.
I bought a fresh bunch of parsley at the market.
Typical verbs
In the context of cooking, 'Petersilie' (parsley) is often used with the verbs 'hacken' (to chop), 'schneiden' (to cut), or 'zupfen' (to pluck). When serving, it is then 'gestreut' (sprinkled) over a dish.
EXAMPLE
Für das Pesto musst du die Petersilie ganz fein hacken.
For the pesto, you have to chop the parsley very finely.
Two varieties
In the supermarket or at the market, you mainly find two types: 'glatte Petersilie' (flat-leaf parsley) and 'krause Petersilie' (curly parsley). Flat-leaf parsley is considered more aromatic, while curly parsley is often used for decoration.
EXAMPLE
Ich persönlich koche lieber mit glatter Petersilie.
Personally, I prefer cooking with flat-leaf parsley.
In real life
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