Definition
A small, usually rectangular container made of cardboard or a similar material.
Translations
- English
- small box
- Français
- boîte
- Türkçe
- kutu
- Polski
- pudełko
- Русский
- коробочка
- Українська
- коробочка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Schachtel
- B1
- Noun
- Home & Household
small box
/diː ˈʃaxtl̩/
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
- Schachteln
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Schachtel ist klein, aber stabil.NominativSing.The box is small but sturdy.
- Er öffnet die Schachtel und nimmt die Tabletten heraus.AkkusativSing.He opens the box and takes out the tablets.
- Die Pralinen liegen in einer schönen Schachtel.DativSing.The chocolates are in a beautiful box.
- Der Deckel der Schachtel ist beschädigt.GenitivSing.The lid of the box is damaged.
- Die Schachteln stehen im Regal.NominativPlur.The boxes are on the shelf.
- Wir sortieren die Schachteln nach Größe.AkkusativPlur.We sort the boxes by size.
- In den Schachteln bewahren wir kleine Ersatzteile auf.DativPlur.We keep small spare parts in the boxes.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Schachtel/ˈʃaxtl̩/
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Article phrase
die Schachtel/diː ˈʃaxtl̩/
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Plural
Schachteln/ˈʃaxtl̩n/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Schachtel | die Schachteln |
| Akkusativ | die Schachtel | die Schachteln |
| Dativ | der Schachtel | den Schachteln |
| Genitiv | der Schachtel | der Schachteln |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationkleine Schachtel
- Collocationeine Schachtel öffnen
- Prepositional constructionin einer Schachtelin + Dativ
- Sentence patternetwas aus der Schachtel nehmen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termBehälter
- Near-synonymBox
A box is usually larger or sturdier and not made only of cardboard.
- Related termDose — can
A Dose is usually made of metal and cylindrical, whereas a Schachtel is usually made of cardboard and rectangular.
- Semantically relatedVerpackung
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
- SchachtelRoot or stem
Word family
- Schachteldeckel
- schachteln