die Pizza
pizza
A dish of Italian origin consisting of a flat, round piece of dough topped with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients and baked in an oven.
EXAMPLE
Lass uns heute Abend eine Pizza bestellen.
Let's order a pizza tonight.
die Pizza
pizza
die Pizza, die Pizzas
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Pizza, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Pizzas |
| genitive | der Pizza |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Pizza | die Pizzas die Pizzen |
| accusative | die Pizza | die Pizzas die Pizzen |
| dative | der Pizza | den Pizzas den Pizzen |
| genitive | der Pizza | der Pizzas der Pizzen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound nouns
'Pizza' is a very productive word and forms the basis for many useful compounds. Examples are 'der Pizzabäcker' (pizza maker), 'der Pizzaservice' (pizza delivery service), 'der Pizzakarton' (pizza box), or 'der Pizzaofen' (pizza oven).
EXAMPLE
Der Pizzabote sollte in wenigen Minuten hier sein.
The pizza delivery guy should be here in a few minutes.
Typical verbs
In everyday language, 'Pizza' is often combined with the verbs 'bestellen' (to order), 'machen' (to make), 'backen' (to bake), or 'essen' (to eat). When you put ingredients on it, you use the verb 'belegen' (to top).
EXAMPLE
Wollen wir am Wochenende selbst eine Pizza backen?
Do we want to bake a pizza ourselves this weekend?
Ordering a pizza
When ordering in a restaurant or from a delivery service, you use typical phrases like 'Ich hätte gern eine Pizza…' (I'd like a pizza…) or 'Ich nehme eine Pizza…' (I'll have a pizza…).
EXAMPLE
Ich nehme eine Pizza Funghi, bitte.
I'll have a pizza funghi, please.
In real life
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