die Tomatensuppe
tomato soup
A soup prepared mainly from tomatoes or tomato paste.
EXAMPLE
Zum Mittagessen gab es eine heiße Tomatensuppe.
There was hot tomato soup for lunch.
die Tomatensuppe
tomato soup
die Tomatensuppe, die Tomatensuppen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Tomatensuppe, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Tomatensuppen |
| genitive | der Tomatensuppe |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Tomatensuppe | die Tomatensuppen |
| accusative | die Tomatensuppe | die Tomatensuppen |
| dative | der Tomatensuppe | den Tomatensuppen |
| genitive | der Tomatensuppe | der Tomatensuppen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound words
'Tomatensuppe' consists of 'Tomaten' (tomatoes) and 'Suppe' (soup). The first part names the main ingredient, while the second part names the type of dish.
EXAMPLE
Für die Tomatensuppe verwenden wir frische, reife Tomaten.
We use fresh, ripe tomatoes for the tomato soup.
Typical collocations
Common combinations are 'Tomatensuppe kochen' (to cook tomato soup), 'Tomatensuppe aufwärmen' (to reheat tomato soup), and 'Tomatensuppe servieren' (to serve tomato soup). These verbs fit the preparation and serving of the dish.
EXAMPLE
Ich wärme die Tomatensuppe von gestern auf.
I'm reheating yesterday's tomato soup.
Naming additions
On menus and in recipes, you often see 'Tomatensuppe mit …' (tomato soup with …). The word following 'mit' is in the dative; this is how additional ingredients or side dishes are named.
EXAMPLE
Heute gibt es Tomatensuppe mit frischem Basilikum und geröstetem Brot.
Today we're having tomato soup with fresh basil and toasted bread.
In real life
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