How to Say "Bean" in German - How To Say Guide

Bohne

/ˈboːnə/feminine

The German word for bean is Bohne.

Bohne refers to the seed of a Fabaceae plant.

Meaning: seed of a Fabaceae plant (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The nominative singular form is die Bohne and the genitive singular form is der Bohne. The plural form is Bohnen.

/ˈboːnə/

The phrase eine Bohne is often used in the negative to mean 'nothing at all', such as in ich glaube dir keine Bohne, meaning 'I don't believe you one bit'.
Coffee beans are called Kaffeebohnen in German, even though coffee seeds are technically not beans from the Fabaceae family.
The spelling of Bohne has remained remarkably stable from its Old High German ancestor bōna through to modern German, despite many other vowel shifts in the language.

Ich esse eine Bohne.
I eat one bean.
This sentence shows how to use the singular form Bohne with a verb.
Tatoeba #8320777 by MisterTrouser, translation #10508890 by mollydot
Sie ist eine Bohnenstange.
She's a bean pole.
This sentence uses the compound noun Bohnenstange.
Tatoeba #2650545 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #2650156 by Hybrid
Tom ist dumm wie Bohnenstroh.
Tom is as dumb as bean straw.
This sentence uses the term Bohne within a figurative expression.
Tatoeba #10267499 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #10268890 by Objectivesea
Im Supermarkt habe ich einige Bohnen für das Abendessen gekauft.
I bought some beans for dinner in the supermarket.
Hülsenfrüchte wie Linsen und Bohnen sind reich an Proteinen.
Legumes such as lentils and beans are rich in protein.
Ich habe die Bohnen im Garten geerntet.
I harvested the beans from the garden.
Welche Bohnentypen hast du schon probiert?
Which types of beans have you tried before?
2 more sentences on Tatoeba

Julia and Maximilian are cooking dinner together.

Sources

Wiktionary, “bean” translations and entries Bohne, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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