allotment garden
der Schrebergarten, die Schrebergärten
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allotment garden
A small garden in an allotment complex, usually rented and used for growing plants and relaxing.
Am Wochenende verbringen wir viel Zeit in unserem Schrebergarten.
We spend a lot of time in our allotment garden at the weekend.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Schrebergärten |
| genitive | des Schrebergartens |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Schrebergarten | die Schrebergärten |
| accusative | den Schrebergarten | die Schrebergärten |
| dative | dem Schrebergarten | den Schrebergärten |
| genitive | des Schrebergartens | der Schrebergärten |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Schrebergarten' consists of 'Schreber' and 'Garten' (garden). The component 'Garten' makes it immediately clear that it refers to a specific type of garden; 'Schreber' comes from the name of the physician Moritz Schreber.
Viele Familien haben seit Jahren einen Schrebergarten am Stadtrand.
Many families have had an allotment garden on the outskirts of the city for years.
'Schrebergarten' is often used with verbs such as 'pachten' (to rent), 'bewirtschaften' (to cultivate), 'pflegen' (to tend), and 'gärtnern' (to garden). 'Einen Schrebergarten haben' (to have an allotment garden) is also a common expression.
Meine Nachbarn pachten seit dem Frühjahr einen Schrebergarten.
My neighbors have been renting an allotment garden since spring.
For being at the location, German usually uses 'im Schrebergarten' (in the allotment garden); for movement there, it uses 'in den Schrebergarten' (to the allotment garden). This shows the difference between location and direction.
Im Schrebergarten pflanzt sie Tomaten an.
She grows tomatoes in the allotment garden.
Am Samstag fahren wir in den Schrebergarten.
On Saturday, we are driving to the allotment garden.
