das Geschirrtuch
dish towel
A cloth used to dry dishes.
EXAMPLE
Nach dem Spülen trocknete sie das Geschirr mit einem Geschirrtuch ab.
After washing the dishes, she dried them with a dish towel.
das Geschirrtuch
dish towel
das Geschirrtuch, die Geschirrtücher
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Geschirrtuch, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Geschirrtücher |
| genitive | des Geschirrtuches |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Geschirrtuch | die Geschirrtücher |
| accusative | das Geschirrtuch | die Geschirrtücher |
| dative | dem Geschirrtuch | den Geschirrtüchern |
| genitive | des Geschirrtuches des Geschirrtuchs | der Geschirrtücher |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Geschirrtuch' (dish towel) is made up of 'Geschirr' (dishes) and 'Tuch' (cloth). So it means a cloth typically used when handling dishes.
EXAMPLE
Das saubere Geschirrtuch hängt neben der Spüle.
The clean dish towel is hanging next to the sink.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include 'das Geschirrtuch wechseln' (to change the dish towel), 'ein Geschirrtuch aufhängen' (to hang up a dish towel), and 'ein Geschirrtuch waschen' (to wash a dish towel). These expressions are especially common in everyday kitchen contexts.
EXAMPLE
Nach dem Kochen hängte er das feuchte Geschirrtuch zum Trocknen auf.
After cooking, he hung up the damp dish towel to dry.
With a preposition
When describing its use as a tool, 'mit' (with) is often followed by the dative: You can dry something or handle something 'mit einem Geschirrtuch' (with a dish towel).
EXAMPLE
Sie nahm den heißen Topf mit einem Geschirrtuch vom Herd.
She used a dish towel to take the hot pot off the stove.
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