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Refers to a diet and lifestyle in which animal products are completely avoided. This includes not only meat and fish, but also eggs, dairy products, honey, as well as materials such as leather or wool.
Immer mehr Restaurants bieten auch vegane Gerichte an.
More and more restaurants also offer vegan dishes.
The adjective 'vegan' (vegan) is part of a word family. A person who lives this way is 'der Veganer' (male vegan) or 'die Veganerin' (female vegan). The lifestyle itself is called 'der Veganismus' (veganism).
Meine Schwester ist seit zwei Jahren Veganerin.
My sister has been vegan for two years.
To describe the lifestyle, the verbs 'leben' (to live) and 'sich ernähren' (to eat; to follow a diet) are used. The phrase 'Ich bin vegan' (I am vegan) is also possible, but 'Ich lebe vegan' (I live vegan) describes the lifestyle more comprehensively.
Er hat sich entschieden, aus ethischen Gründen vegan zu leben.
He decided to live vegan for ethical reasons.
When 'vegan' (vegan) comes before a noun, it is declined like a normal adjective. It often describes products, dishes, or a way of eating.
Ich hätte gern einen veganen Burger.
I'd like a vegan burger.
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'vegan' and 'der Veganer' belong to the same topic, but they are grammatically different. 'Vegan' is an adjective and describes food, products, or a lifestyle without animal products. 'Der Veganer' is a noun and refers to a male person who lives vegan. Learners may confuse the words because they look very similar. The simple rule is: things or lifestyles are vegan; a person is ein Veganer.
Für die Feier hat Lisa einen veganen Kuchen gebacken.
Lisa baked a vegan cake for the party.
Mein Bruder ist Veganer und kauft keine Milchprodukte.
My brother is vegan and doesn't buy dairy products.