Definition
A flat, usually round dish on which food is served and eaten.
Translations
- English
- plate
- Français
- assiette
- Türkçe
- tabak
- Polski
- talerz
- Русский
- тарелка
- Українська
- тарілка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Teller
- A1
- Noun
- Home & Household
plate
/deːɐ̯ ˈtɛlɐ/
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
- Teller
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Teller steht auf dem Tisch.NominativSing.The plate is on the table.
- Bitte stell den Teller in die Küche.AkkusativSing.Please put the plate in the kitchen.
- Ich esse die Suppe aus einem tiefen Teller.DativSing.I eat the soup from a deep plate.
- Der Rand des Tellers ist sauber.GenitivSing.The rim of the plate is clean.
- Im Schrank stehen sechs Teller.NominativPlur.There are six plates in the cupboard.
- Die Kellnerin trägt die Teller zum Tisch.AkkusativPlur.The waitress carries the plates to the table.
- Die Gäste sitzen an den Tellern.DativPlur.The guests are sitting by the plates.
- Die Formen der Teller sind verschieden.GenitivPlur.The shapes of the plates are different.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Teller/ˈtɛlɐ/
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Article phrase
der Teller/deːɐ̯ ˈtɛlɐ/
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Plural
Teller/ˈtɛlɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Teller | die Teller |
| Akkusativ | den Teller | die Teller |
| Dativ | dem Teller | den Tellern |
| Genitiv | des Tellers | der Teller |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationTeller auf dem Tisch
- Collocationden Teller hinstellen
- Prepositional constructionaus einem Telleraus + Dativ
- Collocationeinen Teller abwaschen
- Collocationeinen Teller zerbrechen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Tellerrand
- Suppenteller