preserves
das Eingemachte
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preserves
Food, especially fruit or vegetables, that has been preserved by canning and is usually stored in jars.
Im Keller stehen noch Gläser mit dem Eingemachten vom letzten Sommer.
There are still jars of preserves from last summer in the cellar.
to dip into one's reserves
To use up one's last reserves or reach a point where a situation becomes serious.
Wenn die Reparatur noch teurer wird, geht es ans Eingemachte.
If the repair gets even more expensive, we'll be dipping into our reserves.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Eingemachten |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Eingemachte | – |
| accusative | das Eingemachte | – |
| dative | dem Eingemachten | – |
| genitive | des Eingemachten | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Das Eingemachte' (preserves) comes from the verb 'einmachen' (to preserve) and originally refers to something that was preserved by canning. The form is a nominalized participle and is therefore capitalized in German.
Im Vorratsraum findet man noch das Eingemachte aus dem vergangenen Herbst.
There are still some preserves from last autumn in the pantry.
In its literal meaning, 'das Eingemachte' (preserves) often appears in connection with jars, supplies, and cellars. Typical collocations are 'ein Glas Eingemachtes' (a jar of preserves), 'das Eingemachte aus dem Keller' (the preserves from the cellar), and 'Vorräte an Eingemachtem' (supplies of preserves).
Für den Winter hat sie mehrere Gläser mit Eingemachtem vorbereitet.
She prepared several jars of preserves for the winter.
The figurative meaning almost always appears in the fixed expression 'ans Eingemachte gehen' (to dip into one's reserves) or 'es geht ans Eingemachte' (we're dipping into our reserves). 'Ans' is the short form of 'an das'; the expression is used when the last reserves are affected or a situation becomes particularly serious.
Nach mehreren Monaten ohne Einkommen ging es für die Familie ans Eingemachte.
After several months without an income, the family was dipping into its reserves.
