Definition
A room where food is prepared and often also stored.
Translations
- English
- kitchen
- Français
- cuisine
- Türkçe
- mutfak
- Polski
- kuchnia
- Русский
- кухня
- Українська
- кухня
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Küche
- A2
- Noun
- Home & Household
- Food & Drink
kitchen
/diː ˈkʏçə/
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
- Küchen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimaryFood & Drink
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Küche ist hell und freundlich.NominativSing.The kitchen is bright and welcoming.
- Wir renovieren die Küche im Frühjahr.AkkusativSing.We are renovating the kitchen in spring.
- In der Küche bereitet sie das Essen zu.DativSing.She prepares the food in the kitchen.
- Die Tür der Küche ist offen.GenitivSing.The kitchen door is open.
- Die Küchen sind unterschiedlich groß.NominativPlur.The kitchens are different sizes.
- Wir besichtigen mehrere Küchen.AkkusativPlur.We are viewing several kitchens.
- In den Küchen arbeiten viele Menschen.DativPlur.Many people work in the kitchens.
- Die Fenster der Küchen sind groß.GenitivPlur.The windows of the kitchens are large.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Küche/ˈkʏçə/
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Article phrase
die Küche/diː ˈkʏçə/
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Plural
Küchen/ˈkʏçn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Küche | die Küchen |
| Akkusativ | die Küche | die Küchen |
| Dativ | der Küche | den Küchen |
| Genitiv | der Küche | der Küchen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine moderne Küche
- Collocationdie Küche renovieren
- Verb constructiondie Küche putzen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionin der Küchein + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Küche ist gut ausgestattet.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Narrower termKochnische
A Kochnische is a small, usually simple Küche and thus a specific form of a Küche.
- Related termWohnzimmer — living room
A Küche is used primarily for preparing food, whereas a Wohnzimmer is used primarily for living and relaxing.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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