die Büroklammer
paper clip
A bent piece of thin wire used to hold several sheets of paper together temporarily.
EXAMPLE
Ich befestige die Unterlagen mit einer Büroklammer.
I fasten the documents together with a paper clip.
die Büroklammer
paper clip
die Büroklammer, die Büroklammern
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Büroklammer, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Büroklammern |
| genitive | der Büroklammer |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Büroklammer | die Büroklammern |
| accusative | die Büroklammer | die Büroklammern |
| dative | der Büroklammer | den Büroklammern |
| genitive | der Büroklammer | der Büroklammern |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Büroklammer' (paper clip) is made up of 'Büro' (office) and 'Klammer' (clip). The first part describes its typical use, while the second part describes the object's shape and function.
EXAMPLE
Auf dem Schreibtisch liegt eine Büroklammer neben dem Notizblock.
There is a paper clip on the desk next to the notepad.
With the dative
When describing what you use to fasten something, 'mit' (with) takes the dative: 'mit einer Büroklammer' (with a paper clip) or 'mit mehreren Büroklammern' (with several paper clips).
EXAMPLE
Sie befestigte die Quittung mit einer Büroklammer an dem Formular.
She attached the receipt to the form with a paper clip.
Typical collocations
Common phrases include 'Blätter mit einer Büroklammer zusammenhalten' (to hold sheets of paper together with a paper clip), 'Unterlagen mit einer Büroklammer befestigen' (to fasten documents with a paper clip), and 'eine Büroklammer entfernen' (to remove a paper clip).
EXAMPLE
Vor dem Einscannen entfernte sie die Büroklammer von den Blättern.
Before scanning the sheets, she removed the paper clip.
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