Definition
A white liquid produced by mammals and used as a drink and food.
Translations
- English
- milk
- Français
- lait
- Türkçe
- süt
- Polski
- mleko
- Русский
- молоко
- Українська
- молоко
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Milch
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
milk
/diː ˈmɪlç/
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
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Milch steht im Kühlschrank.NominativSing.The milk is in the refrigerator.
- Die Milch ist noch frisch.NominativSing.The milk is still fresh.
- Das Kind trinkt jeden Morgen Milch.AkkusativSing.The child drinks milk every morning.
- Ich trinke morgens Milch.AkkusativSing.I drink milk in the morning.
- Sie gibt Milch in den Kaffee.AkkusativSing.She puts milk in the coffee.
- Wir brauchen heute Milch.AkkusativSing.We need milk today.
- Der Kakao ist mit Milch.DativSing.The cocoa is made with milk.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Milch/mɪlç/
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Article phrase
die Milch/diː ˈmɪlç/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Milch | — |
| Akkusativ | die Milch | — |
| Dativ | der Milch | — |
| Genitiv | der Milch | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationMilch trinken
- CollocationMilch in den Kaffee geben
- Prepositional constructionmit Milchmit + Dativ
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