In German
Salat
Meaning: salad
Formal or informal? “Salat” is salad, both the dish and the lettuce. A mixed salad is “ein gemischter Salat”.
Example sentences
Zum Mittagessen gibt es einen Salat.
For lunch there is a salad.
Der Salat ist sehr frisch.
The salad is very fresh.
Ich möchte einen gemischten Salat, bitte.
I'd like a mixed salad, please.
Grammar note
“Der Salat” is masculine, so it takes “der” and “ein”. The plural is “die Salate”, used for different kinds of salad.
Common mistake
Don't say “die Salat”. The article is “der Salat”, masculine. Note that “Salat” also means lettuce.
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What is the German word for a mixed salad?
“Ein gemischter Salat”.
What is the gender of “Salat”?
Masculine: “der Salat”.