jacket
die Jacke, die Jacken
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jacket
A piece of clothing for the upper body with sleeves, usually worn over other clothing to protect yourself from cold, wind, or rain. Jackets are typically worn outdoors.
Zieh dir eine Jacke an, es ist kühl draußen.
Put on a jacket; it's cool outside.
all the same
A colloquial idiom meaning that something does not matter or is all the same. It makes no difference which of two or more options you choose.
Ob wir heute oder morgen ins Kino gehen, ist mir Jacke wie Hose.
Whether we go to the movies today or tomorrow is all the same to me.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Jacken |
| genitive | der Jacke |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Jacke | die Jacken |
| accusative | die Jacke | die Jacken |
| dative | der Jacke | den Jacken |
| genitive | der Jacke | der Jacken |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
In connection with clothing, 'die Jacke' (the jacket) is often used with the verbs 'anziehen' (to put on), 'ausziehen' (to take off), 'anhaben' (to have on), or 'tragen' (to wear).
Es wird kalt, du solltest eine Jacke anziehen.
It's getting cold; you should put on a jacket.
'Jacke' (jacket) is a common base word for many compound nouns that describe a specific type of jacket. Examples include 'Regenjacke' (rain jacket), 'Winterjacke' (winter jacket), or 'Lederjacke' (leather jacket).
Vergiss deine Regenjacke nicht, es soll später regnen.
Don't forget your rain jacket; it's supposed to rain later.
The idiom has a fixed structure: 'etwas ist jemandem Jacke wie Hose' (something is all the same to someone). The person who does not care is in the dative case.
Ob wir heute Pizza oder Pasta essen, ist mir völlig Jacke wie Hose.
Whether we eat pizza or pasta today is completely all the same to me.
The idiom 'Jacke wie Hose' (all the same) is easy to recognize because it always appears in this fixed combination. In all other cases, 'Jacke' (jacket) refers to the piece of clothing.
Mir ist es Jacke wie Hose, ob wir den frühen oder späten Zug nehmen.
It's all the same to me whether we take the early or late train.
coat
A jacket and a coat are worn over other clothing and protect you from the weather. A coat, however, is long and covers more of the body. For a shorter outer garment, choose Jacke; for a long garment, choose Mantel.
Bei dem kühlen Wind zieht Lea eine kurze Jacke an.
Lea puts on a short jacket in the cool wind.
Bei dem kühlen Wind zieht Lea einen langen Mantel an.
Lea puts on a long coat in the cool wind.
