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
- Morphology
- Simple word
- 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.
- Der Teller steht neben dem Glas.NominativSing.The plate is next to the glass.
- Der Teller ist sauber.NominativSing.The plate is clean.
- Bitte stell den Teller in die Küche.AkkusativSing.Please put the plate in the kitchen.
- Bitte stell den Teller auf den Tisch.AkkusativSing.Please put the plate on the table.
- Ich esse die Suppe aus einem tiefen Teller.DativSing.I eat the soup from a deep plate.
- Im Schrank stehen sechs Teller.NominativPlur.There are six plates in the cupboard.
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/
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
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