Definition
An electrical household appliance that keeps food fresh at a low temperature.
Translations
- English
- refrigerator
- Français
- réfrigérateur
- Türkçe
- buzdolabı
- Polski
- lodówka
- Русский
- холодильник
- Українська
- холодильник
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Kühlschrank
- A1
- Noun
- Home & Household
refrigerator
/deːɐ̯ ˈkyːlˌʃʁaŋk/
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
- Kühlschränke
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Unser Kühlschrank ist fast leer.NominativSing.Our refrigerator is almost empty.
- Stell die Butter bitte in den Kühlschrank.AkkusativSing.Please put the butter in the refrigerator.
- Die Milch steht im Kühlschrank.DativSing.The milk is in the refrigerator.
- Ich nehme den Käse aus dem Kühlschrank.DativSing.I take the cheese out of the refrigerator.
- Die Tür des Kühlschranks ist offen.GenitivSing.The refrigerator door is open.
- Moderne Kühlschränke verbrauchen weniger Strom.NominativPlur.Modern refrigerators use less electricity.
- Zwischen den Kühlschränken bleibt wenig Platz.DativPlur.There is little space left between the refrigerators.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Kühlschrank/ˈkyːlˌʃʁaŋk/
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Article phrase
der Kühlschrank/deːɐ̯ ˈkyːlˌʃʁaŋk/
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Plural
Kühlschränke/ˈkyːlˌʃʁɛŋkə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Kühlschrank | die Kühlschränke |
| Akkusativ | den Kühlschrank | die Kühlschränke |
| Dativ | dem Kühlschrank | den Kühlschränken |
| Genitiv | des Kühlschranks | der Kühlschränke |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionetwas in den Kühlschrank stellenin + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionetwas im Kühlschrank aufbewahrenin + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionetwas aus dem Kühlschrank nehmenaus + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termGefrierschrank
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- KühlModifier
- SchrankHead