Definition
A dark drink, usually served hot, made from roasted and ground beans.
Translations
- English
- coffee
- Français
- café
- Türkçe
- kahve
- Polski
- kawa
- Русский
- кофе
- Українська
- кава
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Kaffee
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
coffee
/deːɐ̯ ˈkafe/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Kaffees
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Kaffee ist noch heiß.NominativSing.The coffee is still hot.
- Am Morgen trinke ich Kaffee.AkkusativSing.I drink coffee in the morning.
- Ich bestelle den Kaffee ohne Zucker.AkkusativSing.I order the coffee without sugar.
- Der Geruch des Kaffees ist angenehm.GenitivSing.The smell of the coffee is pleasant.
- Die Kaffees aus dieser Region schmecken unterschiedlich.NominativPlur.The coffees from this region taste different.
- Im Café probieren wir verschiedene Kaffees.AkkusativPlur.We try different coffees at the café.
- Bei den Kaffees kann man zwischen mehreren Sorten wählen.DativPlur.You can choose from several varieties of coffee.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Kaffee/ˈkafe/
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Article phrase
der Kaffee/deːɐ̯ ˈkafe/
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Plural
Kaffees/kaˈfeːs/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Kaffee | die Kaffees |
| Akkusativ | den Kaffee | die Kaffees |
| Dativ | dem Kaffee | den Kaffees |
| Genitiv | des Kaffees | der Kaffees |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationKaffee trinken
- CollocationKaffee bestellen
- Sentence patternKaffee ohne Zucker
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