Definition
A piece of furniture with a flat top, used for eating, working, or placing things.
Translations
- English
- table
- Français
- table
- Türkçe
- masa
- Polski
- stół
- Русский
- стол
- Українська
- стіл
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Tisch
- A1
- Noun
- Home & Household
table
/deːɐ̯ ˈtɪʃ/
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
- Tische
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Wir decken den Tisch für das Abendessen.AkkusativSing.We set the table for dinner.
- Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch.DativSing.The book is on the table.
- Wir essen zusammen am Tisch.DativSing.We eat together at the table.
- Die Oberfläche des Tisches ist aus Holz.GenitivSing.The surface of the table is made of wood.
- Die Tische im Café sind alle besetzt.NominativPlur.All the tables in the café are occupied.
- Das Restaurant stellt zusätzliche Tische nach draußen.AkkusativPlur.The restaurant puts additional tables outside.
- An den Tischen sitzen viele Gäste.DativPlur.Many guests are sitting at the tables.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Tisch/tɪʃ/
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Article phrase
der Tisch/deːɐ̯ ˈtɪʃ/
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Plural
Tische/ˈtɪʃə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Tisch | die Tische |
| Akkusativ | den Tisch | die Tische |
| Dativ | dem Tisch | den Tischen |
| Genitiv | des Tisches | der Tische |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionauf dem Tischauf + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionam Tischan + Dativ
- Collocationden Tisch decken
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