flowerpot
der Blumentopf, die Blumentöpfe
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flowerpot
A container, usually made of clay, ceramic, or plastic, that is filled with soil in order to grow ornamental or useful plants in it.
Diese Pflanze ist zu groß geworden, ich muss sie in einen neuen Blumentopf umsetzen.
This plant has grown too big; I need to move it into a new flowerpot.
to get nowhere
An idiom meaning that one will not succeed with a particular action or behavior, will achieve nothing, or will not receive recognition.
Mit dieser negativen Einstellung wirst du bei dem Wettbewerb keinen Blumentopf gewinnen.
With that negative attitude, you won't get anywhere in the competition.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Blumentöpfe |
| genitive | des Blumentopfes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Blumentopf | die Blumentöpfe |
| accusative | den Blumentopf | die Blumentöpfe |
| dative | dem Blumentopf | den Blumentöpfen |
| genitive | des Blumentopfes des Blumentopfs | der Blumentöpfe |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is made up of 'Blume' (flower) and 'Topf' (pot), connected by an 'n'. So it literally describes a pot for flowers.
Auf dem Balkon stehen mehrere Blumentöpfe mit Kräutern.
There are several flowerpots with herbs on the balcony.
The idiom 'keinen Blumentopf gewinnen' (to win no flowerpot) is almost always used in a negated form. It means that you will not succeed with something or will not receive recognition.
Wenn du immer zu spät kommst, wirst du hier keinen Blumentopf gewinnen.
If you're always late, you won't get anywhere here.
In connection with the container, the verbs 'pflanzen' (to plant), 'setzen' (to place/plant), and 'umtopfen' (to repot) are often used to describe the action of putting a plant into the pot.
Ich habe die Tomatenpflanze in einen größeren Blumentopf umgetopft.
I repotted the tomato plant into a larger flowerpot.
You can recognize the literal meaning from the context of plants, gardening, or decoration. The figurative meaning is a fixed expression and is always used with 'keinen' (no/not any) or another negation.
Mit so einer unhöflichen Art gewinnt man keinen Blumentopf.
With such a rude manner, you won't get anywhere.
