Groceries
Stofftasche
In Germany, many people carry around a Stofftasche in case they decide to quickly run into the grocery store and buy something. Why? Because plastic bags at the grocery store cost between ten and thirty cents each. That adds up!
The grocery‑laden store
In English, we say we are going to the health food store or to the florist. In German, you say you’re going in den Bioladen or in den Blumenladen.
Ich gehe in den Blumenladen.
I am going to the florist.
Notice that you use den instead of der! That’s because when you’re going somewhere, you use the accusative case for your destination.
Going bananas!
In German, most feminine nouns get pluralized by adding an n to the end.
| singular | plural |
| die Banane the banana | die Bananen the bananas |
| die Gurke the cucumber | die Gurken the cucumbers |
| die Karotte the carrot | die Karotten the carrots |