fortune cookie
der Glückskeks, die Glückskekse
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fortune cookie
A crispy cookie with a small strip of paper inside containing a saying or prediction.
Als sie den Glückskeks aufbrach, fand sie darin einen Zettel mit einer Vorhersage.
When she broke open the fortune cookie, she found a note inside with a prediction.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Glückskekse |
| genitive | des Glückskekses |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Glückskeks | die Glückskekse |
| accusative | den Glückskeks | die Glückskekse |
| dative | dem Glückskeks | den Glückskeksen |
| genitive | des Glückskekses | der Glückskekse |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Glückskeks' (fortune cookie) is made up of 'Glück' (luck) and 'Keks' (cookie). The first component describes the cookie's special connection with luck, predictions, and good wishes.
Zum Nachtisch bekam jeder Gast einen Glückskeks.
Everyone got a fortune cookie for dessert.
Verbs such as 'öffnen' (to open), 'aufbrechen' (to break open), 'finden' (to find), and 'lesen' (to read) are often used with 'Glückskeks' (fortune cookie). Usually, you open the cookie, take out the strip of paper, and read the saying.
Nach dem Essen öffnete Mira ihren Glückskeks und las den Spruch laut vor.
After the meal, Mira opened her fortune cookie and read the saying aloud.
When talking about a 'Glückskeks' (fortune cookie), the subject is often a saying, a wish, or a prediction. Signal words such as 'Zettel' (note), 'Botschaft' (message), or 'Zukunft' (future) help identify the object in context.
Auf dem Papier im Glückskeks stand eine kurze Botschaft über seine Zukunft.
The paper inside the fortune cookie contained a short message about his future.
