Meaning 1neutral · 89%
a salad of vegetables or other ingredients.
Natural examples
Ich hätte gern einen grünen Salat.
I'd like a green salad.
Der Salat enthält Tomaten und Gurken.
The salad contains tomatoes and cucumbers.
Sie hat zum Abendessen einen Salat gemacht.
She made a salad for dinner.
Usage note
In “einen Salat machen”, Salat expresses salad of vegetables or other ingredients. Its German article is der.
Useful combinations
einen Salat machen — common combination with the meaning “salad”grüner Salat — common combination with the meaning “salad”
Common mistake
das Salat
der Salat
Use “der” in place of “das”; this corrects the form or sentence pattern used with Salat.
Mini-lesson: Salat: salad of vegetables or other ingredients
Notice the combination “einen Salat machen”. In a sentence: “I'd like a green salad.” The central meaning is a salad of vegetables or other ingredients.
Check your learning
Choose one answer.In the context “Ich hätte gern einen grünen Salat.”, what does “Salat” mean?