Polyglot Dictionary

Einkauf

/ˈaɪnˌkaʊf/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Einkäufe

Meaning

  1. purchase, shopping

    • Ich mache den Einkauf am Samstag.

      I do the shopping on Saturday.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

kauf

Einkauf is more about shopping or groceries generally; Kauf is more about the specific transaction of buying.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

compra

compra is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "purchase, shopping."

Practice

1 What does Einkauf mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich mache den ___ am Samstag.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Einkauf?

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