Definition
An eating utensil with several narrow prongs, used to pick up or hold food.
Translations
- English
- fork
- Français
- fourchette
- Türkçe
- çatal
- Polski
- widelec
- Русский
- вилка
- Українська
- виделка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Gabel
- A2
- Noun
- Home & Household
fork
/diː ˈɡaːbl̩/
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
- Gabeln
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Gabel liegt links vom Teller.NominativSing.The fork is to the left of the plate.
- Die Gabel ist sauber.NominativSing.The fork is clean.
- Bitte benutze eine Gabel.AkkusativSing.Please use a fork.
- Sie legt die Gabel auf den Tisch.AkkusativSing.She puts the fork on the table.
- Ich esse den Salat mit einer Gabel.DativSing.I eat the salad with a fork.
- Ich esse die Nudeln mit der Gabel.DativSing.I eat the noodles with a fork.
- In der Schublade liegen viele Gabeln.NominativPlur.There are many forks in the drawer.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Gabel/ˈɡaːbl̩/
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Article phrase
die Gabel/diː ˈɡaːbl̩/
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Plural
Gabeln/ˈɡaːbl̩n/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Gabel | die Gabeln |
| Akkusativ | die Gabel | die Gabeln |
| Dativ | der Gabel | den Gabeln |
| Genitiv | der Gabel | der Gabeln |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionmit der Gabel essenmit + Dativ
- Collocationeine Gabel benutzen
- Collocationdie Gabel auf den Tisch legen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word