Parts of a plant and Gardening Tools in German

One of the “most” common topics in German A1 is learning the vocabulary necessary to describe your day to day life, to describe what you ate, what you did, what your passions and interests are and what you do. This will involve plants or something related to plants somehow. For this, you need to memorize the list of parts of a plant in German. For a simple example, you would have to say which vegetable you like, buy flowers for a lover, fruits for your child and so on.

With the example above, you can easily see that parts of a plant are not just root / stem / leaf but the entire list. We have already covered list of fruits, berries and nuts in one post and vegetables in another post. In this post, we will be learning about a comprehensive list of parts of a plant in German with tons and tons of examples

So why is it so important that you need to memorize the List of parts of a plant in German including the German vocabulary for gardening and gardening tools?

A few simple examples for its importance: You’re going to meet your girlfriend and you need to buy “FLOWERS”. That is a part of a plant right there. Where do you find the “FRUITS” and “VEGETABLES” in a supermarket? In the autumn, the “LEAVES” fall down and people like to describe them as beautifully as possible.

You can see that learning this vocabulary words in any language is crucial to a well-rounded vocabulary and is also absolutely fundamental for sentence building. While some basic vocabulary such as leaves and vegetables can be memorized in beginning, specific words are crucial to communicating or diving into discussions. These holes need to be identified and filled during intermediate stages.

Let us go through the list of parts of a plant in German and a few example sentences for the same. But before that let us start with the absolute fundamental… what is the word for Plants in German.

Topics:

Trees and Plants in German
List of parts of plant in German
Types of plants in German
List of Gardening Tools in German
Gardening Verbs in German
Barbeque in German

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Trasnlation for Trees and Plants in German

SINGULAR: The German translation for “The plant” is “Die Pflanze”
- EXAMPLE: “I like the plant.” à Ich mag die Pflanze.
PLURAL: The German word for “The Plants” is “die Pflanzen”
- EXAMPLE: “The cow ate the plants.” à Die Kuh hat die Pflanzen
SINGULAR: The German translation for “The tree” is “Der Baum”
- EXAMPLE: “The tree is huge.” à Der Baum ist riesig.
PLURAL: The German word for “The trees” is “die Bäume”
- EXAMPLE: “The dinosaur ate the trees.” à Der Dinosaurier hat die Bäume

List of parts of a plant in German

Who doesn’t like gardening or just to look at gardens? When we were children, we studied botany and parts of a plant were one of the most fundamental lessons that we learnt as a part of botany. Similarly when we study German, we have to memorize and learn the parts of a plant in your quest to master the German basic vocabulary list.

One of the “most” important topics in German A1 is learning the vocabulary is parts of a plant in German. A few examples of when you need to understand parts of a plant in German.

In autumn, the leaves will fall.
The tree trunk is useful.
The flowers are beautiful

Let us go through the German vocabulary for the parts of a plant in German with a few example sentences for the same. Remember, the parts of a plant in German is a list you have to memorize for life and would be super critical when you take your A1 test so make sure that you get it 100% done!

What are the parts of a plant in German?

ENGLISH	GERMAN PLANT	English Sentence	German Sentence
branch	ast, Die Äste des Baumes	We need to burn the branches of the tree.	Wir müssen die Äste des Baumes verbrennen.
trunk	der Baumstamm / die Baumstämme	The carpenter made a table with the tree trunk.	Der Zimmermann machte aus dem Baumstamm einen Tisch.
leaf	das Blatt / die Blätter	The tea leaves must be dried.	Die Teeblätter müssen getrocknet werden.
fruit	die Frucht / die Frucht	Fruits are tasty.	Früchte sind lecker
vegetable	Das Gemüse	My dog hates vegetables.	Mein Hund hasst Gemüse.
root	die Wurzel / die Wurzeln	The potato is a root	Die Kartoffel ist eine Wurzel
the bark	die Rinde	The cow ate the tree bark.	Die Kuh hat die Baumrinde gefressen.
the seed	Der Samen	The seeds are small but the tree is large.	Die Samen sind klein, aber der Baum ist groß.
the bush	Der Busch	There is a small bush near my house.	In der Nähe meines Hauses steht ein kleiner Busch.
the thorn	der Dorn	Cactus have thorns.	Kakteen haben Dornen.
the stem of the flower	der Blütenstiel	The stem of the flower is very strong.	Der Blütenstiel ist sehr stark.
the bud	die Knospe	The bud of a rose is red in color.	Die Knospe einer Rose ist rot gefärbt.
the plant	Die Pflanze	The plant has 2 leaves and one flower.	Die Pflanze hat 2 Blätter und eine Blüte.
The seed	Der Samen	The farmer purchased some seeds.	Der Bauer kaufte einige Samen.

Types of plants in German

You need to be more generic in cases when talking to acquaintances. However there comes a time when you need to be very specific when talking to friends and you have to deep dive into many a topic. You can’t say ROSE TREE and COCONUT PLANT. The rose is a bush while a small plant is a sapling. You can learn the complete vocabulary list of types of plants in German. This will prove as an important addition to you vocabulary list of plants in German.

ENGLISH	GERMAN PLANTS	English Sentence	German Sentence
the seed	Der Samen	The seeds are small but the tree is large.	Die Samen sind klein, aber der Baum ist groß.
To Sprout (VERB)	sprießen	There is a small bush near my house.	In der Nähe meines Hauses steht ein kleiner Busch.
Germinate	Keimen	Cactus have thorns.	Kakteen haben Dornen.
Shrub	Der Strauch	The rose is a bush.	Die Rose ist ein Strauch.
Bush	der Busch	The man hid in the bush	Der Mann versteckte sich im Busch
Plant	Die Pflanze	The plant is green.	Die Pflanze ist grün.
Tree	Der Baum	Woodpeckers and owls live in trees.	Spechte und Eulen leben in Bäumen.
Sprout	Der Spross	My seeds have sprouted and there are many sprouts.	Meine Samen sind aufgegangen und es gibt viele Sprossen.
Sapling / Seedlings	Der Setzling / Der Sämling	A musician sings to the seedlings.	Ein Musiker singt zu den Setzlingen.
The creeper plant	die Schlingpflanze	Pumpkin is a creeper plant.	Kürbis ist eine Schlingpflanze.
The climber plant	die Kletterpflanze	Beans are climber plants.	Bohnen sind Kletterpflanzen.
The Shrub	der Strauch	The palace gardens has many shrubs.	Der Schlossgarten hat viele Sträucher.
The Herb	Das Kraut	The herb is a type of plant.	Das Kraut ist eine Pflanzenart.
Aquatic plants	Wasserpflanzen	You must buy Aquatic plants for your aquarium.	Sie müssen Wasserpflanzen für Ihr Aquarium kaufen.
Floating Plants	Die Schwimmpflanzen	Lilies and Lotuses are floating plants	Lilien und Lotusse sind Schwimmpflanzen

Gardening related terms in German

Germans love gardening. Many Germans spend hours on end tending to their gardens. Balconies in houses are usually filled with lots of potted plants. It is very common to find pots inside one’s home filled with beautiful plants. Suffice to say, you can find loads of gardening tools in every house.

In this section, we will be learning about the list of all gardening tools in German with a couple of examples thrown in.

ENGLISH	GERMAN GARDEN	English Sentence	German Sentence
vegetable plot	das Gemüsebeet / Der Gemüsegarten	The vegetable plot is in Hamburg.	Der Gemüsegarten ist in Hamburg.
rock garden	der Steingarten	There is a rock garden in Singapore.	In Singapur gibt es einen Steingarten.
botanical garden	der Botanische Garten	The botanical garden has more than ten thousand flowers.	Der botanische Garten hat mehr als zehntausend Blumen.
flower garden	der Blumengarten	The flower garden is gorgeous.	Der Blumengarten ist wunderschön.
garden centre	das Gärtnereicenter	We do not have a garden centre nearby.	Wir haben kein Gartencenter in der Nähe.
market garden	die Gärtnerei	The market garden is pretty.	Die Gärtnerei ist hübsch.
ornamental garden	der Ziergarten	The Chinese ornamental garden has many buildings.	Der chinesische Ziergarten hat viele Gebäude.
roof garden	der Dachgarten	The roof garden is above a bar.	Der Dachgarten liegt über einer Bar.
lawn turf	der Rasen	The cow ate the lawn turf.	Die Kuh hat den Rasen gefressen.
artificial turf	der Kunstrasen	The football ground has an artificial turf.	Der Fußballplatz hat einen Kunstrasen.
lawn	der Rasen	The Lawnmower is near the lawn.	Der Rasenmäher steht in der Nähe des Rasens.
flower bed	das Blumenbeet	The flower bed has many worms.	Das Blumenbeet hat viele Würmer.
earth	die Erde	Earth is so beautiful.	Die Erde ist so schön.
flower	die Blume	She searches for flowers and rainbows.	Sie sucht nach Blumen und Regenbögen.
shrub	der Strauch	I have a few shrubs in my garden.	Ich habe ein paar Sträucher in meinem Garten.

Gardening Verbs in German

Now that we have established that Germans love gardening, do you know that gardening does not simply mean throwing seeds into the soil? There are many activities around the act of gardening which is why I said early on that Germans love (and also need) to spend hours tending to their gardens.

In this section, we will be learning about the list of all Gardening verbs in German with a lot of examples thrown in.

ENGLISH	GERMAN GARDEN	English Sentence	German Sentence
to grow, cultivate	Pflegen / kultivieren	The gardener cultivated the garden.	Der Gärtner pflegte den Garten.
to prune	beschneiden	Prune the bushes and I will give you three dollars.	Beschneide die Büsche und ich gebe dir drei Dollar.
to mow	mähen	The young boy mowed the lawn.	Der Junge mähte den Rasen.
to dig	graben	The man dug a small grave for his dog.	Der Mann grub ein kleines Grab für seinen Hund.
to weed	das Unkraut jäten	Can you weed the lawn today?	Kannst du heute den Rasen jäten?
to hoe	hacken	The carpenter hoes the lawn.	Der Zimmermann hackt den Rasen.
to water the plants	die Pflanzen giessen	Please water the plants once a week.	Bitte gießen Sie die Pflanzen einmal pro Woche.
to barbecue	grillen	Can we barbecue the meat?	Können wir das Fleisch grillen?
to sunbathe	sich sonnen	The rich woman sunbathes in Spain every year.	Die reiche Frau sonnt sich jedes Jahr in Spanien.
to gossip	tratschen / klatschen	My wife loves to gossip.	Meine Frau liebt es zu klatschen.

List for Gardening tools in German

We have now learnt about the different types of gardens and the gardening verbs in German. So you know what garden you want and what you need to do. The next point is what do you need to do it. There are many gardening tools which you need to do gardening. Simply put, you cannot use a rake to trim a bush.

In this section, we will be learning about the list of all Gardening Tools in German with a lot of examples thrown in.

ENGLISH	GERMAN GARDEN	English Sentence	German Sentence
garden tools	die Gartengeräte	These garden tools are expensive.	Diese Gartengeräte sind teuer.
lawnmower	der Rasenmäher	The Lawnmower is red in color.	Der Rasenmäher hat eine rote Farbe.
Hedge cutter	der Heckenschere	The hedge cutter broke yesterday.	Die Heckenschere ist gestern kaputt gegangen.
hedge shears	die Heckenschere	Do you want the hedge shears or the grass shears?	Möchten Sie die Heckenschere oder die Grasschere?
grass shears	die Grasschere	Where are the grass shears?	Wo ist die Grasschere?
pruning shears	die Baumschere	The gardener purchased pruning shears.	Der Gärtner hat eine Baumschere gekauft.
hoe	die Hacke	The cow pulled the hoe.	Die Kuh zog die Hacke.
rake	der Rechen	I gave the rake to my daughter.	Ich habe den Rechen meiner Tochter geschenkt.
spade	der Spaten	The gardener says that the spade is the most important tool.	Der Gärtner sagt, dass der Spaten das wichtigste Werkzeug ist.
garden fork	die Gartengabel	What is the use of a garden fork?	Wozu dient eine Gartengabel?
trowel	die Kelle	Can we push the trowel?	Können wir die Kelle schieben?
compost	der Kompost	There is compost in the compost bin.	In der Komposttonne befindet sich Kompost.
compost bin	der Komposteimer / der Kompostbehälter	The compost bin has fifty kilos of compost.	Der Kompostbehälter hat fünfzig Kilo Kompost.
wheelbarrow	die Schubkarre	There wheelbarrow is not clean.	Die Schubkarre ist nicht sauber.
sprinkler	der Rasensprenger	The lawn sprinkler is broken.	Der Rasensprenger ist kaputt.
watering can	die Gießkanne	The watering can is quite large.	Die Gießkanne ist recht groß.
Hose	der Schlauch	The fireman and the gardener use hoses every day.	Der Feuerwehrmann und der Gärtner benutzen jeden Tag Schläuche.

Barbeque in German

Another thing you need to know about Germans is that they love to go out in fine weather. And by going out, it does not mean going out hiking or scuba diving or mountaineering. Sure those can be done once a week or a few times a month. But what about on those pesky weekdays when you have to work or what about on the second day of weekend after you’ve done a massive hike.

Germans loooooove a good barbeque. You would be hard pressed to find a German household without a barbeque in their house. Firing a Barbeque is so common on a sunny day across Germany. In this section, we will be learning about the list of a few Barbeque terms in German with some examples.

ENGLISH	GERMAN GARDEN	English Sentence	German Sentence
barbecue	der Grill	I invited my girlfriend to my house because I purchased a new barbecue.	Ich habe meine Freundin zu mir nach Hause eingeladen, weil ich einen neuen Grill gekauft habe.
charcoal	die Holzkohle / Die Kohle	Charcoal is black.	Kohle ist schwarz.
briquettes	die Briketts	The shopkeeper asked me to buy briquettes.	Der Ladenbesitzer bat mich, Briketts zu kaufen.
skewer	der Spieß	The fisherman threw the skewer into the river.	Der Fischer warf den Spieß in den Fluss.

Final List for Gardening in German

All good things must come to an end 🙂

ENGLISH	GERMAN GARDEN	English Sentence	German Sentence
shed	der Schuppen	My gardener lives in the shed.	Mein Gärtner wohnt im Schuppen.
garden furniture	die Gartenmöbel	She loved the garden furniture more than the garden.	Sie liebte die Gartenmöbel mehr als den Garten.
garden chair	der Gartenstuhl	The garden chair is rusted.	Der Gartenstuhl ist verrostet.
folding chair	der Klappstuhl	Do you have a few folding chairs?	Haben Sie ein paar Klappstühle?
child’s swing	die Kinderschaukel	I sat on the child’s swing and it broke.	Ich saß auf der Kinderschaukel und sie ging kaputt.
summer house	das Sommerhaus	The rich man has two summer houses in Italy.	Der reiche Mann hat zwei Sommerhäuser in Italien.
fish pond	der Fischteich	Our fish pond has aquatic plants.	Unser Fischteich hat Wasserpflanzen.

Parts of a plant and Gardening Tools in German

Parts of a plant and Gardening Tools in German