Definition
A sweet carbonated soft drink that usually contains caffeine.
Translations
- English
- cola
- Français
- cola
- Türkçe
- kola
- Polski
- cola
- Русский
- кола
- Українська
- кола
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Cola
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
cola
/diː ˈkoːla/
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
- Colas
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Borrowing
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Cola ist zu süß.NominativSing.The cola is too sweet.
- Ich bestelle eine Cola ohne Eis.AkkusativSing.I order a cola without ice.
- Zu einer Cola esse ich gern Pommes.DativSing.I like to eat French fries with a cola.
- Die Flasche der Cola steht im Kühlschrank.GenitivSing.The bottle of cola is in the refrigerator.
- Die Colas auf dem Tisch sind schon warm.NominativPlur.The colas on the table are already warm.
- Wir bestellen zwei Colas zum Essen.AkkusativPlur.We order two colas with the meal.
- Bei den Colas gibt es auch zuckerfreie Varianten.DativPlur.There are also sugar-free options among the colas.
- Der Geschmack der Colas ist vielen Menschen vertraut.GenitivPlur.The taste of colas is familiar to many people.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Cola/ˈkoːla/
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Article phrase
die Cola/diː ˈkoːla/
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Plural
Colas/ˈkoːlas/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Cola | die Colas |
| Akkusativ | die Cola | die Colas |
| Dativ | der Cola | den Colas |
| Genitiv | der Cola | der Colas |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Cola bestellen
- Collocationeine Cola trinken
- Sentence patternCola ohne Eis
- Adjective combinationkalte Cola
- CollocationCola aus der Dose
- Collocationeine Cola servieren
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termErfrischungsgetränk
Erfrischungsgetränk is the hypernym; Cola is only a specific, usually caffeinated and dark variety.
- Related termLimonade — lemonade
Cola and Limonade are different types of soft drink; Cola is usually dark and often contains caffeine.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeBorrowing
„Cola“ is an independent loanword and is not transparently further formed in present-day German.