Polyglot Dictionary

Kiste

/ˈkɪstə/

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 Kisten

Meaning

  1. crate, box

    A larger box than Schachtel.

    • Sie trugen die schwere Kiste in den Keller.

      They carried the heavy crate into the basement.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Schachtel

Schachtel is a smaller box, often cardboard; Kiste is a larger crate.

Practice

1 What does Kiste mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie trugen die schwere ___ in den Keller.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kiste?

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