das Märchenbuch
fairy-tale book
A book that contains one or more fairy tales.
EXAMPLE
Jeden Abend liest sie ihrer Tochter eine Geschichte aus dem Märchenbuch vor.
Every evening, she reads her daughter a story from the fairy-tale book.
das Märchenbuch
fairy-tale book
das Märchenbuch, die Märchenbücher
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Märchenbuch, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Märchenbücher |
| genitive | des Märchenbuchs |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Märchenbuch | die Märchenbücher |
| accusative | das Märchenbuch | die Märchenbücher |
| dative | dem Märchenbuch | den Märchenbüchern |
| genitive | des Märchenbuchs des Märchenbuches | der Märchenbücher |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Märchenbuch' (fairy-tale book) is made up of 'Märchen' (fairy tale) and 'Buch' (book). The base word 'Buch' describes the type of object, while 'Märchen' specifies its content.
EXAMPLE
Im Regal steht ein bunt illustriertes Märchenbuch.
There is a brightly illustrated fairy-tale book on the shelf.
The preposition aus
When naming the content as a source, 'Märchenbuch' (fairy-tale book) often follows 'aus' (from) in the dative. Typical phrases are 'aus dem Märchenbuch lesen' (to read from the fairy-tale book) and 'aus dem Märchenbuch vorlesen' (to read aloud from the fairy-tale book).
EXAMPLE
Die Lehrerin las der Klasse aus einem alten Märchenbuch das Märchen vom Froschkönig vor.
The teacher read the fairy tale of the Frog Prince aloud to the class from an old fairy-tale book.
Typical collocations
'Märchenbuch' (fairy-tale book) is especially often used with verbs related to reading and reading aloud: 'ein Märchenbuch aufschlagen' (to open a fairy-tale book), 'ein Märchenbuch lesen' (to read a fairy-tale book), or 'ein Märchenbuch vorlesen' (to read a fairy-tale book aloud).
EXAMPLE
Vor dem Schlafengehen schlug die Großmutter das Märchenbuch auf.
Before bedtime, the grandmother opened the fairy-tale book.
In real life
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