junk
das Gerümpel
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junk
Old, unusable, or worthless items that are lying around or being stored in a disorderly way.
Im Keller stapelt sich so viel Gerümpel, dass man kaum noch hineinkommt.
There is so much junk piled up in the basement that you can hardly get inside anymore.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Gerümpels |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Gerümpel | – |
| accusative | das Gerümpel | – |
| dative | dem Gerümpel | – |
| genitive | des Gerümpels | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Gerümpel' (junk) is mainly colloquial and usually has a negative connotation. The word often shows that the speaker considers the items useless, bothersome, or ugly.
Sie will das alte Gerümpel endlich aus der Garage entfernen.
She finally wants to remove the old junk from the garage.
'Gerümpel' (junk) frequently occurs with verbs such as 'aufräumen' (to tidy up), 'wegwerfen' (to throw away), 'entsorgen' (to dispose of), or 'wegschaffen' (to get rid of). Typical modifiers include 'altes' (old), 'unnützes' (useless), and 'wertloses Gerümpel' (worthless junk).
Nach dem Umzug mussten wir viel Gerümpel entsorgen.
After the move, we had to dispose of a lot of junk.
'Gerümpel' (junk) usually refers to an unordered collection of items and is therefore often used with quantity expressions such as 'viel' (a lot of), 'wenig' (little), or 'etwas' (some).
Auf dem Dachboden liegt noch etwas Gerümpel aus früheren Zeiten.
There is still some junk from years ago in the attic.
