Samen

/ˈzaːmən/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Samen

Meaning

  1. seed

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

same

Same is the older, rarer singular form; Samen is the modern standard form — both mean "seed."

Similar in other languages

French

graine

graine is the French word for the same thing — both mean "seed."

Portuguese

semente

semente is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "seed."

Practice

1 What does Samen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er sät die ___ im Frühling.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Samen?

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