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Frühstück: breakfast — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

DictionaryFrühstück

Quality-approved learning entrynounLevel A1

Frühstück

breakfast

the meal you eat in the morning, usually after waking up

IPA/ˈfʁyːʃtʏk/

The main stress is on the first syllable.

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Meaning 1neutral · 90%

the meal you eat in the morning, usually after waking up

Natural examples

Zum Frühstück esse ich Brot und Käse.

Wann gibt es Frühstück im Hotel?

Heute hatte ich keine Zeit für Frühstück.

Usage note

Common patterns are zum Frühstück and Frühstück machen. German also has the verb frühstücken, meaning to eat breakfast.

Useful combinations

zum Frühstück — for breakfast — to prepare breakfast

Frühstück — breakfast — Frühstück: breakfast

Frühstück machen

Frühstück essen — to eat breakfast

Mini-lesson: Talking about breakfast

Frühstück is neuter: das Frühstück. Use zum Frühstück for foods or drinks you have at breakfast, for example Zum Frühstück trinke ich Kaffee.

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Form and grammar

lemma: Frühstück
article: das
Gender: neuter
singular: Frühstück
plural: Frühstücke
plural status: regular
genitive: Frühstücks
countability: both

Frühstück is a neuter noun. It is often used without an article when talking about breakfast generally, but ein Frühstück and the plural Frühstücke are possible when referring to particular meals or servings.

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frühstücken Brot morgen

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