die Kaffeemühle
coffee grinder
A device used to grind coffee beans into ground coffee.
EXAMPLE
Mit der Kaffeemühle mahlt sie die Bohnen frisch vor dem Aufbrühen.
She grinds the beans fresh with the coffee grinder before brewing the coffee.
die Kaffeemühle
coffee grinder
die Kaffeemühle, die Kaffeemühlen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Kaffeemühle, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Kaffeemühlen |
| genitive | der Kaffeemühle |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Kaffeemühle | die Kaffeemühlen |
| accusative | die Kaffeemühle | die Kaffeemühlen |
| dative | der Kaffeemühle | den Kaffeemühlen |
| genitive | der Kaffeemühle | der Kaffeemühlen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound nouns
'Kaffeemühle' (coffee grinder) is made up of 'Kaffee' (coffee) and 'Mühle' (mill / grinder). The base word 'Mühle' (mill / grinder) comes at the end and determines that it is a device used for grinding.
EXAMPLE
Die neue Kaffeemühle steht neben der Kaffeemaschine.
The new coffee grinder is next to the coffee machine.
Typical collocations
The verbs 'benutzen' (to use), 'reinigen' (to clean), and 'einstellen' (to adjust) are especially common with 'Kaffeemühle' (coffee grinder). 'Kaffeebohnen mahlen' (to grind coffee beans) is also a typical collocation.
EXAMPLE
Vor dem Frühstück muss ich die Kaffeemühle noch reinigen.
Before breakfast, I still have to clean the coffee grinder.
Indicating an instrument
When expressing that the coffee grinder is being used as a tool, it often follows 'mit' (with) in the dative. The verb then usually describes the grinding process or the preparation of the coffee.
EXAMPLE
Mein Opa mahlt den Kaffee noch immer mit einer alten Kaffeemühle von Hand.
My grandpa still grinds coffee by hand with an old coffee grinder.
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