This is the 2506th most frequent German word.
tomaten
Tomaten: tomatoes.
The word 'Tomaten' is plural here, referring to multiple units of the fruit, with the indefinite concept provided by 'frische' indicating they are both fresh and unquantified.
Ich kaufe frische Tomaten auf dem Markt.
I am buying fresh tomatoes at the market.
Here, 'Tomaten' is used with a definite article 'Die,' indicating specific tomatoes already known in context, emphasized by the location 'im Garten'.
Die Tomaten im Garten sind dieses Jahr besonders rot.
The tomatoes in the garden are especially red this year.
In this sentence, 'Tomaten' refers to the fruit as part of a dish, showing preference or aversion, maintaining the plural notion of existence.