Polyglot Dictionary

Schachtel

/ˈʃaxtl̩/

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 Schachteln

Meaning

  1. box, small carton

    A smaller, often cardboard box — compare Kiste, a larger crate.

    • Sie öffnete die Schachtel mit den Keksen.

      She opened the box of cookies.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Kiste

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

Practice

1 What does Schachtel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie öffnete die ___ mit den Keksen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schachtel?

noun

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