German Conversation · Level 34
74 words
German word
Klee
Pronunciation
IPA/kleː/
Meaning
- masculine nounclover
Example
Ich habe einen vierblättrigen Klee gefunden.
I found a four-leaf clover.
More examples
Die Kinder suchten Klee auf der Wiese.
The children looked for clover in the meadow.
Core concept
A low meadow plant with rounded leaflets grouped like a small green fan, usually in threes but sometimes in fours.
Common phrases
ein vierblättriger Klee
a four-leaf clover
ein Feld voller Klee
a field full of clover
Klee im Heu
clover in the hay
Similar words
Kleeblatt: A single rounded leaflet of a clover plant.
Blatt: A plant leaf that uses light to make nutrients.
Definition in German
Klee ist eine kleine, krautige Pflanze mit meist dreiteiligen, runden Blättern, die auf Wiesen und Weiden wächst.
Word origin
Klee is an inherited Germanic plant name, recorded in Old High German as "kleo" and in Middle High German as "klē".
Usage tips
- Klee is masculine, so the standard form is "der Klee"; it is commonly used as a mass noun for the plant rather than as a countable individual.
Related words
- Kleeblattclover leafnoun
- Kleeheuclover haynoun
- kleeartigclover-likeadjective