die Daunenjacke
down jacket
A warm jacket filled with the soft feathers of ducks or geese.
EXAMPLE
Bei eisigem Wind trage ich meine Daunenjacke.
I wear my down jacket in icy winds.
die Daunenjacke
down jacket
die Daunenjacke, die Daunenjacken
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Daunenjacke, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Daunenjacken |
| genitive | der Daunenjacke |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Daunenjacke | die Daunenjacken |
| accusative | die Daunenjacke | die Daunenjacken |
| dative | der Daunenjacke | den Daunenjacken |
| genitive | der Daunenjacke | der Daunenjacken |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound words
'Daunenjacke' (down jacket) consists of 'Daunen' (down) and 'Jacke' (jacket). The first part names the filling, and the second names the item of clothing.
EXAMPLE
Meine Daunenjacke ist mit Daunen von Gänsen gefüllt.
My down jacket is filled with goose down.
Typical collocations
Typical collocations are 'eine Daunenjacke anziehen' (to put on a down jacket), 'eine Daunenjacke ausziehen' (to take off a down jacket), and 'eine Daunenjacke tragen' (to wear a down jacket). 'Anziehen' and 'ausziehen' describe an action, while 'tragen' describes the clothing someone has on.
EXAMPLE
Bevor ich hinausgehe, ziehe ich meine Daunenjacke an.
Before I go outside, I put on my down jacket.
Auf dem Weg zur Arbeit trage ich eine Daunenjacke.
I wear a down jacket on my way to work.
Describing clothing
With 'in einer Daunenjacke' (in a down jacket), you can describe a person by their clothing. In this pattern, 'in' is followed by the dative.
EXAMPLE
Die Frau in der roten Daunenjacke wartet auf den Bus.
The woman in the red down jacket is waiting for the bus.
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