die Milchflasche
milk bottle
A bottle in which milk is stored, sold, or made available for drinking.
EXAMPLE
Stell die geöffnete Milchflasche bitte in den Kühlschrank.
Please put the opened milk bottle in the refrigerator.
die Milchflasche
milk bottle
die Milchflasche, die Milchflaschen
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Meanings
die Milchflasche
baby bottle
A bottle with a nipple that a baby or toddler drinks milk from.
EXAMPLE
Der Vater wärmt die Milchflasche für das Baby auf.
The father warms up the milk bottle for the baby.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Milchflasche, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Milchflaschen |
| genitive | der Milchflasche |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Milchflasche | die Milchflaschen |
| accusative | die Milchflasche | die Milchflaschen |
| dative | der Milchflasche | den Milchflaschen |
| genitive | der Milchflasche | der Milchflaschen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound words
'Milchflasche' (milk bottle) is made up of 'Milch' (milk) and 'Flasche' (bottle). The first component describes what the bottle is intended for or what it contains.
EXAMPLE
Die Milchflasche steht noch auf dem Küchentisch.
The milk bottle is still on the kitchen table.
Prepositions
The prepositions 'in' (in) and 'aus' (from/out of) are useful for typical actions involving a milk bottle: milk is in the bottle, and you drink from the bottle.
EXAMPLE
Die frische Milch ist noch in der Milchflasche.
The fresh milk is still in the milk bottle.
Das Kind trinkt vorsichtig aus der Milchflasche.
The child drinks carefully from the milk bottle.
Typical collocations
Common combinations include 'eine Milchflasche öffnen' (to open a milk bottle), 'eine Milchflasche verschließen' (to close a milk bottle), and 'eine Milchflasche in den Kühlschrank stellen' (to put a milk bottle in the refrigerator).
EXAMPLE
Bitte verschließe die Milchflasche nach dem Frühstück wieder.
Please close the milk bottle again after breakfast.
In real life
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