Definition
A dining hall in a workplace, school, or other institution.
Translations
- English
- canteen
- Français
- cantine
- Türkçe
- kantin
- Polski
- stołówka
- Русский
- столовая
- Українська
- їдальня
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Kantine
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
- Work & Professions
canteen
/diː kanˈtiːnə/
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
- Kantinen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimaryWork & Professions
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Kantine ist hier das Thema.NominativSing.The topic here is “canteen”.
- Der Text nennt die Kantine.AkkusativSing.The text mentions “canteen”.
- Der Text handelt von der Kantine.DativSing.The text is about “canteen”.
- Mehrere Kantinen werden hier genannt.NominativPlur.Several examples related to “canteen” are mentioned here.
- Der Text nennt mehrere Kantinen.AkkusativPlur.The text mentions several examples related to “canteen”.
- Der Text handelt von mehreren Kantinen.DativPlur.The text is about several examples related to “canteen”.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Kantine/kanˈtiːnə/
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Article phrase
die Kantine/diː kanˈtiːnə/
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Plural
Kantinen/kanˈtiːnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Kantine | die Kantinen |
| Akkusativ | die Kantine | die Kantinen |
| Dativ | der Kantine | den Kantinen |
| Genitiv | der Kantine | der Kantinen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionin der Kantinein + Dativ
- Collocationin der Kantine essen
- Collocationdie Kantine ist geöffnet
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termRestaurant — restaurant
- Semantically relatedEssen
- Near-synonymCafeteria — cafeteria
A Kantine often serves members of a school or company; a Cafeteria emphasizes the self-service aspect and may also be open to the public.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word