das Brotmesser
bread knife
A knife with a long, usually serrated blade used to cut bread and bread rolls.
EXAMPLE
Mit dem Brotmesser schneidet sie das frische Brot in Scheiben.
She uses the bread knife to cut the fresh bread into slices.
das Brotmesser
bread knife
das Brotmesser, die Brotmesser
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Brotmesser, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Brotmesser |
| genitive | des Brotmessers |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Brotmesser | die Brotmesser |
| accusative | das Brotmesser | die Brotmesser |
| dative | dem Brotmesser | den Brotmessern |
| genitive | des Brotmessers | der Brotmesser |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Brotmesser' consists of 'Brot' (bread) and 'Messer' (knife). The first part indicates the typical purpose, while the second names the object.
EXAMPLE
Das Brotmesser liegt neben dem Brot auf dem Tisch.
The bread knife is lying next to the bread on the table.
Typical sentence pattern
A common pattern is 'mit einem Brotmesser etwas in Scheiben schneiden' (to cut something into slices with a bread knife). After 'mit' (with), 'Brotmesser' is in the dative; 'in Scheiben' (into slices) describes the result of the cutting.
EXAMPLE
Die Tomaten lassen sich mit einem Brotmesser leicht in Scheiben schneiden.
The tomatoes can easily be cut into slices with a bread knife.
Typical properties
Common collocations are 'ein scharfes Brotmesser' (a sharp bread knife) and 'ein stumpfes Brotmesser' (a blunt bread knife). These adjectives describe how well the knife cuts.
EXAMPLE
Mit einem scharfen Brotmesser lässt sich auch eine harte Kruste gut schneiden.
A hard crust can also be cut easily with a sharp bread knife.
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