die Blechdose
tin
A container made of thin metal used to store food or other things.
EXAMPLE
Sie bewahrt ihre Kekse in einer Blechdose auf.
She keeps her cookies in a tin.
die Blechdose
tin
die Blechdose, die Blechdosen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Blechdose, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Blechdosen |
| genitive | der Blechdose |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Blechdose | die Blechdosen |
| accusative | die Blechdose | die Blechdosen |
| dative | der Blechdose | den Blechdosen |
| genitive | der Blechdose | der Blechdosen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Blechdose' (tin) consists of 'Blech' (sheet metal) and 'Dose' (tin/container). The first part names the material: thin metal that can be shaped into a container.
EXAMPLE
Die Blechdose hat eine kleine Delle an der Seite.
The tin has a small dent on the side.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include 'eine Blechdose öffnen' (to open a tin), 'der Deckel der Blechdose' (the lid of the tin), and 'eine Blechdose voller Kekse' (a tin full of cookies). After 'voller' (full of), the contents appear without an article.
EXAMPLE
Auf dem Dachboden fand er eine alte Blechdose voller Knöpfe.
He found an old tin full of buttons in the attic.
Der Deckel der Blechdose lässt sich nicht mehr schließen.
The lid of the tin can no longer be closed.
Storing and taking out
Typical patterns are 'etwas in einer Blechdose aufbewahren' (to store something in a tin) and 'etwas aus einer Blechdose nehmen' (to take something out of a tin). In both cases, 'in' and 'aus' are followed by the dative.
EXAMPLE
Mein Vater bewahrt alte Knöpfe in einer Blechdose auf.
My father keeps old buttons in a tin.
Sie nahm einen Teebeutel aus der Blechdose.
She took a tea bag out of the tin.
In real life
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