Definition
A usually cylindrical metal container used to store food or other products.
Translations
- English
- can
- Français
- boîte de conserve
- Türkçe
- konserve kutusu
- Polski
- puszka
- Русский
- банка
- Українська
- бляшанка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Dose
- A1
- Noun
- Home & Household
can
/diː ˈdoːzə/
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
- Dosen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die leere Dose kommt in den Müll.NominativSing.The empty can goes in the rubbish.
- Ich öffne eine Dose Tomaten.AkkusativSing.I open a can of tomatoes.
- Die Bohnen kommen aus der Dose.DativSing.The beans come from a can.
- Der Deckel der Dose ist beschädigt.GenitivSing.The lid of the can is damaged.
- Im Schrank stehen mehrere Dosen.NominativPlur.There are several cans in the cupboard.
- Die Kinder sammeln leere Dosen.AkkusativPlur.The children collect empty cans.
- Der Händler liefert den Restaurants mehrere Dosen.DativPlur.The merchant delivers several cans to the restaurants.
- Die Etiketten der Dosen sind verblasst.GenitivPlur.The labels on the cans have faded.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Dose/ˈdoːzə/
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Article phrase
die Dose/diː ˈdoːzə/
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Plural
Dosen/ˈdoːzn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Dose | die Dosen |
| Akkusativ | die Dose | die Dosen |
| Dativ | der Dose | den Dosen |
| Genitiv | der Dose | der Dosen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Dose öffnen
- Collocationeine Dose Tomaten
- Prepositional constructionaus der Doseaus + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Dose ist noch ungeöffnet.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termFlasche — bottle
A Dose is usually made of metal and cylindrical; a Flasche generally has a narrow neck and is often made of glass or plastic.
- Related termSchachtel — small box
A Dose is usually made of metal and cylindrical, whereas a Schachtel is usually made of cardboard and rectangular.
- Related termGlas — glass
A Dose is usually made of metal; a Glas is usually made of Glas and is often used to store beverages or food.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Dose“ is synchronically a simple noun without a productive German derivation.
Word family
- Dosenöffner