das Roggenbrot
rye bread
Bread baked mainly from rye flour or rye meal.
EXAMPLE
Zum Abendessen aß sie eine Scheibe Roggenbrot mit Käse.
For dinner, she ate a slice of rye bread with cheese.
das Roggenbrot
rye bread
das Roggenbrot, die Roggenbrote
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Roggenbrot, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Roggenbrote |
| genitive | des Roggenbrotes |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Roggenbrot | die Roggenbrote |
| accusative | das Roggenbrot | die Roggenbrote |
| dative | dem Roggenbrot | den Roggenbroten |
| genitive | des Roggenbrotes des Roggenbrots | der Roggenbrote |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound words
'Roggenbrot' is made up of 'Roggen' (rye) and 'Brot' (bread). The first word refers to the type of grain from which the bread is mainly made.
EXAMPLE
In der Bäckerei kauften wir ein frisches Roggenbrot.
We bought a fresh loaf of rye bread at the bakery.
Typical collocations
Common collocations with 'Roggenbrot' include 'eine Scheibe Roggenbrot' (a slice of rye bread), 'frisches Roggenbrot' (fresh rye bread), and 'Roggenbrot backen' (to bake rye bread).
EXAMPLE
Meine Großmutter backt jede Woche frisches Roggenbrot.
My grandmother bakes fresh rye bread every week.
Loaf and slice
'Roggenbrot' can refer to the whole loaf; for a portion, people often say 'eine Scheibe Roggenbrot' (a slice of rye bread). This distinction is especially helpful when shopping and describing meals.
EXAMPLE
Wir kauften ein Roggenbrot und schnitten zu Hause mehrere Scheiben Roggenbrot ab.
We bought a loaf of rye bread and cut several slices of rye bread at home.
In real life
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