delivery note
der Lieferschein, die Lieferscheine
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delivery note
A document accompanying a delivery of goods that lists the items delivered and usually their quantities. It is used to check the delivery and normally does not include prices.
Bitte vergleichen Sie die Lieferung mit dem Lieferschein.
Please compare the delivery with the delivery note.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Lieferscheine |
| genitive | des Lieferscheines |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Lieferschein | die Lieferscheine |
| accusative | den Lieferschein | die Lieferscheine |
| dative | dem Lieferschein | den Lieferscheinen |
| genitive | des Lieferscheines des Lieferscheins | der Lieferscheine |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Lieferschein' (delivery note) is made up of 'Liefer-' (delivery) and 'Schein' (document). 'Liefer-' refers to delivering, while 'Schein' refers here to a written document.
Der Lieferschein lag oben auf dem Karton.
The delivery note was lying on top of the box.
Verbs such as 'prüfen' (to check), 'kontrollieren' (to inspect), 'beilegen' (to enclose), 'unterschreiben' (to sign), and 'abgleichen' (to compare) are often used with 'Lieferschein' (delivery note). Comparing the delivery note with the goods received is especially common.
Der Mitarbeiter prüfte den Lieferschein und unterschrieb ihn anschließend.
The employee checked the delivery note and then signed it.
After 'mit' (with), 'Lieferschein' (delivery note) is in the dative: 'mit dem Lieferschein' (with the delivery note). This pattern is often used when checking a delivery based on the document.
Wir haben die Kartons mit dem Lieferschein abgeglichen.
We compared the boxes with the delivery note.
