Definition
A sturdy binder used to organize and store loose sheets of paper.
Translations
- English
- folder
- Français
- classeur
- Türkçe
- klasör
- Polski
- segregator
- Русский
- папка-регистратор
- Українська
- папка-реєстратор
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Ordner
- A1
- Noun
- Education & Learning
folder
/deːɐ̯ ˈɔʁdnɐ/
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
- Ordner
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Education & LearningPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Stell den Ordner bitte ins Regal.AkkusativSing.Please put the folder on the shelf.
- Ich nehme den Ordner aus dem Regal.AkkusativSing.I take the folder off the shelf.
- Die Rechnungen sind in diesem Ordner.DativSing.The invoices are in this folder.
- Der Rücken des Ordners ist blau.GenitivSing.The spine of the folder is blue.
- Die Ordner stehen alphabetisch im Regal.NominativPlur.The folders are arranged alphabetically on the shelf.
- Wir sortieren die alten Ordner aus.AkkusativPlur.We sort out the old folders.
- In den Ordnern liegen die Verträge.DativPlur.The contracts are in the folders.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Ordner/ˈɔʁdnɐ/
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Article phrase
der Ordner/deːɐ̯ ˈɔʁdnɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Ordner | die Ordner |
| Akkusativ | den Ordner | die Ordner |
| Dativ | dem Ordner | den Ordnern |
| Genitiv | des Ordners | der Ordner |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionim Ordnerin + Dativ
- Collocationeinen Ordner nehmen
- Collocationeinen Ordner ins Regal stellen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termDatei — file
Datei and Ordner belong to digital storage; a Ordner contains files, while a Datei contains stored content.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- OrdnRoot or stem
- erSuffix