das Zuckerrohr
sugar cane
A tall tropical or subtropical plant whose stalks are used to produce sugar.
EXAMPLE
Auf den Feldern wächst Zuckerrohr für die Herstellung von Zucker.
Sugar cane grows in the fields for sugar production.
das Zuckerrohr
sugar cane
das Zuckerrohr, die Zuckerrohre
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Zuckerrohr, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Zuckerrohre |
| genitive | des Zuckerrohres |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Zuckerrohr | die Zuckerrohre |
| accusative | das Zuckerrohr | die Zuckerrohre |
| dative | dem Zuckerrohr | den Zuckerrohren |
| genitive | des Zuckerrohres des Zuckerrohrs | der Zuckerrohre |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word composition
'Zuckerrohr' (sugar cane) is made up of 'Zucker' (sugar) and 'Rohr' (cane). The first part indicates what the cane, or plant stalk, is used for.
EXAMPLE
Zuckerrohr wird in vielen warmen Regionen angebaut.
Sugar cane is grown in many warm regions.
Typical collocations
'Zuckerrohr' (sugar cane) is often used with verbs related to farming and processing: Zuckerrohr anbauen (to grow sugar cane), Zuckerrohr ernten (to harvest sugar cane), and Zuckerrohr verarbeiten (to process sugar cane).
EXAMPLE
Die Arbeiter ernten das Zuckerrohr am Ende der Trockenzeit.
The workers harvest the sugar cane at the end of the dry season.
Agricultural context
'Zuckerrohr' (sugar cane) occurs especially in texts about tropical agriculture, sugar production, and the cultivation of crops.
EXAMPLE
Der Anbau von Zuckerrohr braucht viel Wärme und ausreichend Wasser.
Growing sugar cane requires plenty of warmth and enough water.
In real life
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