chest of drawers
die Kommode, die Kommoden
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chest of drawers
A low piece of furniture with several drawers, used mainly for storing laundry and clothing.
Sie hat ihre Socken in der obersten Schublade der Kommode.
She keeps her socks in the top drawer of the chest of drawers.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Kommoden |
| genitive | der Kommode |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Kommode | die Kommoden |
| accusative | die Kommode | die Kommoden |
| dative | der Kommode | den Kommoden |
| genitive | der Kommode | der Kommoden |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Careful, 'die Kommode' (chest of drawers) is a false friend! It means 'chest of drawers' (a piece of furniture). The English word 'commode' can refer to a toilet, which is never the case in German.
Meine Pullover liegen in der neuen Kommode im Schlafzimmer.
My sweaters are in the new chest of drawers in the bedroom.
Pay attention to the difference between dative and accusative. You put something 'in die Kommode' (into the chest of drawers; accusative, direction), but something is already located 'in der Kommode' (in the chest of drawers; dative, location).
Ich lege die saubere Wäsche in die Kommode.
I put the clean laundry into the chest of drawers.
The defining feature of a 'Kommode' (chest of drawers) is its 'Schubladen' (drawers). In almost every sentence about a chest of drawers, it is about putting something into the drawers or taking something out of them.
Die Kommode hat vier große Schubladen für all meine Kleider.
The chest of drawers has four large drawers for all my clothes.
