Definition
A restaurant where customers usually choose and collect food and drinks themselves at a counter.
Translations
- English
- cafeteria
- Français
- cafétéria
- Türkçe
- kafeterya
- Polski
- kafeteria
- Русский
- кафетерий
- Українська
- кафетерій
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Cafeteria
- A2
- Noun
- Food & Drink
- City & Places
cafeteria
/diː kafeteˈʁi̯a/
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
- Cafeterias
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Borrowing
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimaryCity & Places
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Cafeteria schließt um drei Uhr.NominativSing.The cafeteria closes at three o'clock.
- Wir besuchen die Cafeteria in der Mittagspause.AkkusativSing.We visit the cafeteria during the lunch break.
- Wir essen heute in der Cafeteria.DativSing.We are eating in the cafeteria today.
- Der Eingang der Cafeteria ist im Erdgeschoss.GenitivSing.The entrance to the cafeteria is on the ground floor.
- Die Cafeterias an den Universitäten sind heute voll.NominativPlur.The cafeterias at the universities are full today.
- Die Firma modernisiert ihre Cafeterias.AkkusativPlur.The company is modernizing its cafeterias.
- In den Cafeterias gibt es günstige Mittagsgerichte.DativPlur.There are inexpensive lunch dishes in the cafeterias.
- Die Öffnungszeiten der Cafeterias unterscheiden sich je nach Standort.GenitivPlur.The opening hours of cafeterias vary depending on the location.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Cafeteria/kafeteˈʁi̯a/
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Article phrase
die Cafeteria/diː kafeteˈʁi̯a/
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Plural
Cafeterias/kafeteˈʁi̯as/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Cafeteria | die Cafeterias |
| Akkusativ | die Cafeteria | die Cafeterias |
| Dativ | der Cafeteria | den Cafeterias |
| Genitiv | der Cafeteria | der Cafeterias |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionin der Cafeteriain + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionin der Cafeteria essenin + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionzur Cafeteria gehenzu + Dativ
- Adjective combinationeine moderne Cafeteria
- Collocationin der Cafeteria zu Mittag essen
- Collocationdie Cafeteria besuchen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymKantine — canteen
A Kantine often serves members of a school or company; a Cafeteria emphasizes the self-service aspect and may also be open to the public.
- Narrower termSchulkantine
A Schulkantine is associated with a school and is therefore a specific use case; a Cafeteria can also be located elsewhere.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeBorrowing
„Cafeteria“ is a loanword from Spanish and refers to a place where people serve themselves.