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suitcase
A sturdy, usually rectangular container with a handle, used for transporting clothes and other personal items when traveling.
Ich muss noch meinen Koffer für die Urlaubsreise packen.
I still have to pack my suitcase for the vacation trip.
to pack one's bags
A fixed expression meaning to leave a place for good, often after an argument or a breakup.
Nach dem großen Streit hat sie ihre Koffer gepackt und ist ausgezogen.
After the big argument, she packed her bags and moved out.
The meaning of 'Koffer packen' (to pack a suitcase / to pack one's bags) depends on the context. In a travel context, it literally means to fill a suitcase. In an argument or during a breakup, the expression 'seine Koffer packen' (to pack one's bags) means that someone is leaving a place for good.
Ich packe meinen Koffer für den Urlaub.
I'm packing my suitcase for the vacation.
In connection with travel, 'Koffer' (suitcase) is often used with certain verbs: you can pack, unpack, open, close, carry, or check in a suitcase at the airport.
Am Check-in-Schalter müssen Sie Ihren Koffer aufgeben.
At the check-in counter, you need to check in your suitcase.
The idiom 'seine Koffer packen' (to pack one's bags) is a fixed unit. The possessive pronoun (mein, dein, sein, ihr, etc.) is adapted to the person who is leaving.
Er war so wütend, dass er sofort seine Koffer gepackt hat.
He was so angry that he packed his bags immediately.
case
Koffer and Case can both be used to transport objects. Koffer is the more general term for a sturdy container, especially when traveling. In this context, Case refers more specifically to a sturdy transport case for technical equipment, such as musical instruments or event equipment.
Für die Reise packte sie die Kabel und persönlichen Sachen in einen Koffer.
For the trip, she packed the cables and personal belongings in a suitcase.
Für den Transport der Scheinwerfer verpackte das Team jedes Gerät in einen stabilen Case.
To transport the spotlights, the team packed each piece of equipment in a sturdy case.
