damson
die Zwetschge, die Zwetschgen
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damson
A dark blue to violet, elongated fruit of the damson tree, with firm flesh and a stone. It belongs to the plum family and is eaten raw or used for baking and making jam.
Im Herbst pflücken wir reife Zwetschgen im Garten.
In autumn, we pick ripe damsons in the garden.
damson tree
The tree on which damsons grow; this meaning is especially common in southern Germany, while Zwetschgenbaum (damson tree) is generally used elsewhere.
Die alte Zwetschge hinter dem Haus trägt jedes Jahr viele Früchte.
The old damson tree behind the house bears lots of fruit every year.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Zwetschgen |
| genitive | der Zwetschge |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Zwetschge | die Zwetschgen |
| accusative | die Zwetschge | die Zwetschgen |
| dative | der Zwetschge | den Zwetschgen |
| genitive | der Zwetschge | der Zwetschgen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
You can usually tell whether „die Zwetschge“ (the damson) refers to the fruit or the tree from the verb and the context: verbs such as „essen“ (to eat) or „backen“ (to bake) refer to the fruit, while „blühen“ (to blossom), „wachsen“ (to grow), or „fällen“ (to fell) refer to the tree.
Für den Kuchen entsteinen wir zuerst die Zwetschgen.
For the cake, we first remove the stones from the damsons.
Die Zwetschge blüht schon im März.
The damson tree is already blossoming in March.
For the fruit, phrases related to cooking and baking are especially common, such as „Zwetschgenkuchen“ (damson cake), „Zwetschgenmarmelade“ (damson jam), and „reife Zwetschgen“ (ripe damsons).
Meine Großmutter kocht jedes Jahr Marmelade aus reifen Zwetschgen.
My grandmother makes jam from ripe damsons every year.
When „die Zwetschge“ means the tree, it often appears with verbs describing growth and yield, such as „blühen“ (to blossom), „wachsen“ (to grow), or „Früchte tragen“ (to bear fruit).
Die Zwetschge im Nachbargarten trägt dieses Jahr besonders viele Früchte.
The damson tree in the neighboring garden is bearing an especially large amount of fruit this year.
