Meaning 1neutral · 90%
Fruit in general, especially fruit eaten as food.
Natural examples
Wir kaufen frisches Obst.
We’re buying fresh fruit.
Obst ist gesund.
Fruit is healthy.
Im Sommer gibt es viel Obst.
There is lots of fruit in summer.
Usage note
Obst is a collective, uncountable noun and is normally used in the singular. Name individual kinds with words such as Apfel or Birne.
Useful combinations
frisches Obst — fresh fruitObst kaufen — to buy fruitObst essen — to eat fruit
Mini-lesson: Obst: collective noun
Obst is neuter and uncountable: das Obst. For one kind, say ein Apfel or eine Birne.
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