der Aktenordner
file binder
A sturdy binder with a mechanism for organizing and storing punched documents.
EXAMPLE
Sie heftete die Rechnungen in einen Aktenordner.
She filed the invoices in a file binder.
der Aktenordner
file binder
der Aktenordner, die Aktenordner
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Aktenordner, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Aktenordner |
| genitive | des Aktenordners |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Aktenordner | die Aktenordner |
| accusative | den Aktenordner | die Aktenordner |
| dative | dem Aktenordner | den Aktenordnern |
| genitive | des Aktenordners | der Aktenordner |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Aktenordner' (file binder) is made up of 'Akten' (documents) and 'Ordner' (binder). The first word refers to the documents, while the second refers to the object used for organizing and storing them.
EXAMPLE
Die wichtigen Verträge liegen in einem eigenen Aktenordner.
The important contracts are kept in a separate file binder.
Typical collocations
The verbs 'anlegen' (to create), 'beschriften' (to label), 'einsortieren' (to file), 'öffnen' (to open), and 'schließen' (to close) are especially common with 'Aktenordner' (file binder).
EXAMPLE
Bitte beschriften Sie jeden Aktenordner mit dem Namen des Projekts.
Please label each file binder with the name of the project.
Location and movement
With 'Aktenordner' (file binder), the prepositions 'in' (into/in) and 'aus' (out of/from) often indicate movement or location: Something is filed in a file binder or taken out of a file binder; the contents are in a file binder.
EXAMPLE
Sie nahm die alten Rechnungen aus einem Aktenordner und heftete die neuen Unterlagen in einen anderen Aktenordner.
She took the old invoices out of one file binder and filed the new documents in another file binder.
In real life
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