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How do you say "seafood" in German?
die Meeresfrüchte
In German, "seafood" is die Meeresfrüchte.
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Pronunciation
MEER-us-frowk-tuh. Meeres (of the sea) plus Früchte (fruits). Stress on 'MEER'.
Grammar notes
Die Meeresfrüchte is feminine and plural. It refers to seafood as a collective noun.
Example sentence
Die Meeresfrüchte sind teuer.
Seafood is expensive.
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How to remember die Meeresfrüchte
Meeresfrüchte literally means 'fruits of the sea'. Germans poetically call seafood 'sea fruits', which captures the idea that the ocean provides food as abundantly as trees provide fruit.
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Questions about die Meeresfrüchte
How do you say "seafood" in German?
In German, "seafood" is die Meeresfrüchte. It is a noun.
Is die Meeresfrüchte masculine or feminine?
Die Meeresfrüchte is feminine and plural. It refers to seafood as a collective noun.
How is die Meeresfrüchte used in a sentence?
Use die Meeresfrüchte as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Die Meeresfrüchte sind teuer. (Seafood is expensive.).
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