# das Laub

das Laub is a German noun meaning “foliage”. Forms: des Laubes.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Laubes

## In other languages

- Русский: листва

## Meanings

1. _collective · no plural_ foliage, greenery, leaves (on a tree or fallen onto the ground, but particularly the latter)
   - grünes Laub — green foliage
2. _no plural_ leaves, a suit in German playing cards
3. spades
   - Laub ist Trumpf.

## Examples

- Das Laub hat sich verfärbt. — The leaves have changed color.
- Tom recht im Garten das Laub zusammen. — Tom's raking the leaves together in the garden.
- Viele Bäume verlieren im Winter ihr Laub. — Many trees lose their leaves in winter.
- Der Weg war von Laub bedeckt. — The path was covered with fallen leaves.
- Das Laub der Bäume verfärbt sich im Herbst. — The leaves on the trees change color in the fall.

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