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The article for

Himbeere

die Himbeere

Himbeere is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Himbeeren
English
raspberry

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Why is it die Himbeere?

Himbeere is a fruit, and fruits are feminine: die Himbeere. The exceptions: der Kiwi, der Apfel, and der Pfirsich.

Fruit
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Botany: a semi-flux widely used in Europe [1]

[1] Botanik: ein in Europa verbreiteter Halbstrauch[1]

[2] The tasty, red collection stone fruit of [1]

[2] die wohlschmeckende, rote Sammelsteinfrucht von [1]

Examples

[1] Raspberries should be cut back to the ground

[1] Himbeeren sollte man bis zum Boden zurückschneiden.

[2] In this season I take raspberries into the Müslich

[2] In dieser Jahreszeit nehme ich Himbeeren ins Müesli.
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] "I do not know how long he stayed on the Darß, but we often went to swim and often in the forest, not only because of the animal traces, but also to collect blueberries and wild raspberries" [ 3]

[2] „Ich weiß nicht mehr, wie lange er auf dem Darß blieb, aber wir gingen noch oft zum Schwimmen und noch oft in den Wald, nicht nur wegen der Tierspuren, sondern auch, um Blaubeeren und wilde Himbeeren zu sammeln.“[3]

[2] "Soon I found raspberries, wild strawberries and also mushrooms" [4]

[2] „Bald fand ich Himbeeren, Walderdbeeren und auch Pilze.“[4]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Himbeere die Himbeeren
Genitiv der Himbeere der Himbeeren
Dativ der Himbeere den Himbeeren
Akkusativ die Himbeere die Himbeeren

Pronunciation

In context

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