Definition
Knives, forks, spoons, and similar objects used for eating.
Translations
- English
- cutlery
- Français
- couverts
- Türkçe
- çatal bıçak takımı
- Polski
- sztućce
- Русский
- столовые приборы
- Українська
- столові прибори
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Besteck
- A2
- Noun
- Home & Household
cutlery
/das bəˈʃtɛk/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Bestecke
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Besteck liegt neben dem Teller.NominativSing.The cutlery is next to the plate.
- Bitte stell das Besteck auf den Tisch.AkkusativSing.Please put the cutlery on the table.
- Wir essen dieses Gericht mit Besteck.DativSing.We eat this dish with cutlery.
- Die Qualität des Bestecks ist ausgezeichnet.GenitivSing.The quality of the cutlery is excellent.
- Die Bestecke liegen ordentlich in der Schublade.NominativPlur.The cutlery is neatly arranged in the drawer.
- Das Restaurant besitzt mehrere Bestecke.AkkusativPlur.The restaurant has several sets of cutlery.
- Mit den Bestecken kann man verschiedene Speisen servieren.DativPlur.Various dishes can be served with the cutlery.
- Die Griffe der Bestecke sind unterschiedlich gestaltet.GenitivPlur.The handles of the pieces of cutlery have different designs.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Besteck/bəˈʃtɛk/
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Article phrase
das Besteck/das bəˈʃtɛk/
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Plural
Bestecke/bəˈʃtɛkə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Besteck | die Bestecke |
| Akkusativ | das Besteck | die Bestecke |
| Dativ | dem Besteck | den Bestecken |
| Genitiv | des Bestecks | der Bestecke |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationBesteck benutzen
- Prepositional constructionmit Besteck essenmit + Dativ
- CollocationBesteck auf den Tisch stellen
- CollocationBesteck abwaschen
- CollocationBesteck sortieren
- Sentence patternDas Besteck liegt in der Schublade.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termKüchenutensil
Besteck is a group of kitchen utensils for eating and serving.
- Related termGeschirr — dishes
Besteck and Geschirr both belong to the equipment of a set table, but they are different objects.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Besteck“ is, synchronically, a simple noun with no productive visible derivation.