die Keksdose
cookie tin
A tin or another container used to store cookies.
EXAMPLE
Die selbst gebackenen Kekse liegen in der Keksdose.
The homemade cookies are in the cookie tin.
die Keksdose
cookie tin
die Keksdose, die Keksdosen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Keksdose, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Keksdosen |
| genitive | der Keksdose |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Keksdose | die Keksdosen |
| accusative | die Keksdose | die Keksdosen |
| dative | der Keksdose | den Keksdosen |
| genitive | der Keksdose | der Keksdosen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound nouns
'Keksdose' (cookie tin) is made up of 'Keks' (cookie) and 'Dose' (tin). Literally, it means a tin for cookies; the first component indicates what the tin is used for.
EXAMPLE
Auf dem Küchentisch steht eine verzierte Keksdose.
There is a decorated cookie tin on the kitchen table.
Describing location
With 'Keksdose' (cookie tin), the preposition 'in' and the case show whether the sentence refers to a location or movement: 'in der Keksdose' (in the cookie tin) indicates a location, while 'in die Keksdose' (into the cookie tin) indicates direction.
EXAMPLE
Mein Opa versteckt die Schokolade in der Keksdose auf dem Schrank.
My grandpa hides the chocolate in the cookie tin on top of the cupboard.
Nach dem Abkühlen legte sie die Kekse in die Keksdose.
After they had cooled, she put the cookies in the cookie tin.
Typical collocations
Verbs such as 'öffnen' (to open), 'schließen' (to close), 'füllen' (to fill), 'leeren' (to empty), and 'aufbewahren' (to store) are often used with 'Keksdose' (cookie tin). These combinations describe typical actions involving the container.
EXAMPLE
Vor dem Besuch füllte er die Keksdose mit frischem Gebäck.
Before the guests arrived, he filled the cookie tin with fresh baked goods.
In real life
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