Definition
A long container with a narrow neck, used mainly for storing liquids.
Translations
- English
- bottle
- Français
- bouteille
- Türkçe
- şişe
- Polski
- butelka
- Русский
- бутылка
- Українська
- пляшка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Flasche
- A1
- Noun
- Home & Household
bottle
/diː ˈflaʃə/
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
- Flaschen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Auf dem Tisch steht eine Flasche Wasser.NominativSing.There is a bottle of water on the table.
- Die Flasche ist leer.NominativSing.The bottle is empty.
- Bitte öffne die Flasche.AkkusativSing.Please open the bottle.
- Kannst du die Flasche öffnen?AkkusativSing.Can you open the bottle?
- Ich kaufe eine Flasche Wasser.AkkusativSing.I buy a bottle of water.
- Er trinkt direkt aus der Flasche.DativSing.He drinks directly from the bottle.
- Auf dem Tisch stehen drei Flaschen.NominativPlur.There are three bottles on the table.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Flasche/ˈflaʃə/
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Article phrase
die Flasche/diː ˈflaʃə/
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Plural
Flaschen/ˈflaʃn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Flasche | die Flaschen |
| Akkusativ | die Flasche | die Flaschen |
| Dativ | der Flasche | den Flaschen |
| Genitiv | der Flasche | der Flaschen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Flasche öffnen
- Collocationeine Flasche Wasser
- Prepositional constructionaus der Flasche trinkenaus + Dativ
- Adjective combinationeine leere Flasche
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termDose — can
A Dose is usually made of metal and cylindrical; a Flasche generally has a narrow neck and is often made of glass or plastic.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word