Definition
A shop where medicines are dispensed or sold and customers receive advice about them.
Translations
- English
- pharmacy
- Français
- pharmacie
- Türkçe
- eczane
- Polski
- apteka
- Русский
- аптека
- Українська
- аптека
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Apotheke
- A1
- Noun
- Body & Health
- Shopping & Money
- City & Places
pharmacy
/diː apoˈteːkə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Apotheken
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Borrowing
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimaryShopping & MoneyCity & Places
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Apotheke hat auch am Sonntag geöffnet.NominativSing.The pharmacy is also open on Sundays.
- Ich besuche die Apotheke nach der Arbeit.AkkusativSing.I visit the pharmacy after work.
- Ich vertraue der Apotheke in Gesundheitsfragen.DativSing.I trust the pharmacy when it comes to health matters.
- Die Öffnungszeiten der Apotheke stehen an der Tür.GenitivSing.The pharmacy’s opening hours are posted on the door.
- Die Apotheken schließen heute früher.NominativPlur.The pharmacies are closing earlier today.
- Viele Menschen besuchen die Apotheken regelmäßig.AkkusativPlur.Many people visit the pharmacies regularly.
- Die Kunden geben den Apotheken ihre Rezepte.DativPlur.The customers give their prescriptions to the pharmacies.
- Die Beratung der Apotheken ist umfassend.GenitivPlur.The pharmacies’ advice is comprehensive.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Apotheke/apoˈteːkə/
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Article phrase
die Apotheke/diː apoˈteːkə/
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Plural
Apotheken/apoˈteːkən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Apotheke | die Apotheken |
| Akkusativ | die Apotheke | die Apotheken |
| Dativ | der Apotheke | den Apotheken |
| Genitiv | der Apotheke | der Apotheken |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Apotheke besuchen
- Collocationin der Apotheke arbeiten
- Verb constructioneine Apotheke aufsuchen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionin der Apothekein + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Apotheke ist heute geöffnet.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Easily confused withDrogerie
A Apotheke dispenses medicines and provides advice about them; a Drogerie mainly sells personal-care, household, and similar goods.
- Related termArztpraxis
A Apotheke is a shop for medicines and advice, whereas in a Arztpraxis people receive medical examinations and treatment.
- Broader termGeschäft — shop
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeBorrowing
„Apotheke“ is a loanword from Greek.