anbauen

to grow, to cultivate

an toward, onto, or into contact + bau build, construct + en Infinitive
verb Rare #36,528
to grow, to cultivate Used for growing crops, plants, or food, often on a plot of land.
GE: Wir wollen Tomaten im Garten anbauen.
EN: We want to grow tomatoes in the garden.
Conjugation of anbauen
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third baut —
Past
anbauen

Willst du Nelken anbauen oder Freunde finden?

Do you want to grow carnations or find friends?

— Jean Florette (1986)

Ich will dort Weizen anbauen.

I want to grow wheat there.

Er hätte Mais anbauen sollen, wie wir alle.

He should have grown corn, like the rest of us.

— Interstellar (2014)

Wir konnten nichts anbauen.

We couldn’t grow anything.

— Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

In der Zukunft werden die Astronauten eigene Nahrung auf dem Mars anbauen.

In the future, astronauts will grow their own food on Mars.