die  Anbaufläche

B2

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/ˈʔanbaʊˌflɛçə/

🌱 What does "die Anbaufläche" mean?

Die Anbaufläche (noun, feminine) refers to an area of land that is used or intended for the cultivation of crops (like grains, vegetables, fruits). So, it's the area where agriculture takes place to produce food, animal feed, or other plant-based products.

Essentially, it's a synonym for arable land or cultivated land, often used in statistical or official contexts regarding land use.

There's only one article, die, for this word because it's derived from die Fläche (the area/surface), which is feminine.

Article rules for der, die, and das

🧐 Grammar in Detail: die Anbaufläche

The word "Anbaufläche" is a feminine noun. Therefore, the article is always die.

Example Sentences

1. Die gesamte Anbaufläche für Weizen in Deutschland ist dieses Jahr gesunken.
   (The total cultivation area for wheat in Germany has decreased this year.)
2. Der Bauer vergrößerte seine Anbaufläche durch den Kauf des Nachbargrundstücks.
   (The farmer increased his cultivation area by buying the neighboring plot.)
3. Auf dieser Anbaufläche werden hauptsächlich Kartoffeln kultiviert.
   (Mainly potatoes are cultivated on this cultivation area.)
4. Die EU fördert den ökologischen Landbau auf speziellen Anbauflächen.
   (The EU promotes organic farming on special cultivation areas.)

💬 How is "Anbaufläche" used?

The term die Anbaufläche is primarily used in contexts related to agriculture, horticulture, statistics, and land-use planning.

• Agricultural Context: Describing areas where plants are actively grown. Example: Die Anbaufläche für Mais hat zugenommen. (The cultivation area for corn has increased.)
• Statistical Context: In reports on land use, agricultural statistics. Example: Die Anbaufläche in Bayern beträgt X Hektar. (The cultivation area in Bavaria is X hectares.)
• Planning Context: When designating areas for agricultural use.

Difference from similar words:

• Feld: (field) A more general term for a piece of land, often used for agriculture, but not necessarily defined by *current* cultivation. Can also be a meadow.
• Acker: (field, specifically plowed field) A field that is plowed and prepared for cultivation. Very similar to *Anbaufläche*, but "Anbaufläche" often sounds a bit more formal or technical.
• Beet: (garden bed) A small, defined cultivation area, typically in a garden.

People often talk about the Größe (size) of the *Anbaufläche* (in hectares or square meters) or about what is grown on it (e.g., *die Anbaufläche für Raps* - *the cultivation area for rapeseed*).

🧠 Mnemonics and Memory Aids

Remembering the Article: The word ends in "-fläche". Many German nouns ending in "-e" that describe a type of surface or area (like Fläche - *area*, Oberfläche - *surface*, Ladefläche - *loading area*) are feminine. So: die Fläche -> die Anbaufläche.

Remembering the Meaning: Think of Anbau (cultivation, growing) + Fläche (area, surface). Together, it's the *area* where you *grow* something (*anbauen*). Picture a farmer *growing* (anbauen) corn 🌽 on a large *area* (*Fläche*).

↔️ Synonyms and Antonyms

⚠️ Caution: Not every Nutzfläche (usable area) is an Anbaufläche (e.g., Weideland - *pasture* is a *Nutzfläche*, but not typically an *Anbaufläche* for harvesting crops).

😂 A Little Joke

Was sagt eine Anbaufläche zur anderen?"Lass uns was anbauen! Auf uns wächst ja sonst nichts." 😉

(What does one cultivation area say to the other?)("Let's grow something! Nothing else grows on us anyway.") 😉

📜 Poem about the Anbaufläche

Weites Land, so grün und braun,
Die Anbaufläche, schön anzuschaun.
Hier wächst das Korn, hier reift die Frucht,
Vom Bauern sorgsam ausgesucht.
Ein Platz für Leben, Nahrungsquell,
Die Fläche nährt uns, schnell und hell.

(Wide land, so green and brown,
The cultivation area, lovely to behold.
Here grows the grain, here ripens the fruit,
Carefully chosen by the farmer.
A place for life, source of food,
The area nourishes us, quickly and brightly.)

❓ Little Riddle

Ich bin ein Stück Land, sorgsam bestellt,
Wo Getreide wächst und Gemüse im Feld.
Der Bauer braucht mich für Brot und für Kohl,
Wie nennt man mich wohl?

(I am a piece of land, carefully tilled,
Where grain grows and vegetables in the field.
The farmer needs me for bread and for cabbage,
What am I called, perhaps?)

Solution: die Anbaufläche (the cultivation area)

🧩 Word Building Blocks & Trivia

Word Composition:

The word "Anbaufläche" is a compound noun, formed from:

• der Anbau: (the cultivation, the growing). Comes from the verb anbauen (to grow, cultivate).
• die Fläche: (the area, the surface).

The gender of the compound noun is determined by the last part: die Fläche → die Anbaufläche.

Trivia: The size of the global *Anbaufläche* is a crucial factor for world food supply and environmental issues (like biodiversity, water consumption).