der Kaffeesatz
coffee grounds
The moist coffee residue left at the bottom or in the filter after brewing.
EXAMPLE
Bitte schütte den Kaffeesatz in den Biomüll.
Please put the coffee grounds in the organic waste.
der Kaffeesatz
coffee grounds
der Kaffeesatz, die Kaffeesätze
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Meanings
Kaffeesatz lesen
to read coffee grounds
To supposedly recognize the future or certain events from the shapes formed by coffee grounds.
EXAMPLE
Meine Großmutter konnte angeblich Kaffeesatz lesen.
Apparently, my grandmother could read coffee grounds.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Kaffeesatz, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Kaffeesätze |
| genitive | des Kaffeesatzes |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Kaffeesatz | die Kaffeesätze |
| accusative | den Kaffeesatz | die Kaffeesätze |
| dative | dem Kaffeesatz | den Kaffeesätzen |
| genitive | des Kaffeesatzes | der Kaffeesätze |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Kaffeesatz' (coffee grounds) is made up of 'Kaffee' (coffee) and 'Satz'. 'Satz' refers here to something that settles as residue, so the word means the residue that settles from coffee.
EXAMPLE
Der Kaffeesatz war noch warm, als ich ihn aus der Kanne nahm.
The coffee grounds were still warm when I took them out of the pot.
Typical collocations
In its literal meaning, 'Kaffeesatz' (coffee grounds) frequently occurs with verbs such as 'wegwerfen' (to throw away), 'entsorgen' (to dispose of), 'entfernen' (to remove), or 'trocknen' (to dry). 'Kaffeesatz im Filter' (coffee grounds in the filter) and 'Kaffeesatz in der Tasse' (coffee grounds in the cup) are also typical collocations.
EXAMPLE
Nach dem Frühstück entfernte er den Kaffeesatz aus dem Filter.
After breakfast, he removed the coffee grounds from the filter.
Fixed expression
The meaning related to predictions appears especially in the fixed expression 'Kaffeesatz lesen' (to read coffee grounds). 'Aus dem Kaffeesatz lesen' (to read from coffee grounds), with a person as the subject, is also common.
EXAMPLE
Auf dem Fest las eine Wahrsagerin den Gästen die Zukunft aus dem Kaffeesatz.
At the party, a fortune-teller read the guests' futures from the coffee grounds.
In real life
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