Polyglot Dictionary

Handtasche

/ˈhantˌtaʃə/

die 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 Handtaschen

Meaning

  1. handbag

    Built from Hand (hand) + Tasche (bag).

    • Sie hat ihre Handtasche verloren.

      She lost her handbag.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Hand hand
  • Tasche bag

Similar words

Tasche

Worth distinguishing: a Handtasche (handbag) is a specific type of Tasche (bag).

Similar in other languages

Spanish

bolso

bolso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "handbag."

French

sac à main

sac à main is the French word for the same thing — both mean "handbag."

Practice

1 What does Handtasche mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie hat ihre ___ verloren.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Handtasche?

nouncompound

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