der Milchkaffee
milky coffee
A coffee drink prepared with plenty of hot or frothed milk.
EXAMPLE
Zum Frühstück bestellte sie einen Milchkaffee.
She ordered a milky coffee for breakfast.
der Milchkaffee
milky coffee
der Milchkaffee, die Milchkaffees
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Milchkaffee, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Milchkaffees |
| genitive | des Milchkaffees |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Milchkaffee | die Milchkaffees |
| accusative | den Milchkaffee | die Milchkaffees |
| dative | dem Milchkaffee | den Milchkaffees |
| genitive | des Milchkaffees | der Milchkaffees |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound words
'Milchkaffee' (milky coffee) is made up of 'Milch' (milk) and 'Kaffee' (coffee). The compound directly names the two main ingredients of the drink.
EXAMPLE
Nach dem Spaziergang trank er einen Milchkaffee.
After the walk, he had a milky coffee.
Typical collocations
'Milchkaffee' (milky coffee) is particularly often used with verbs associated with being in a café: You can 'einen Milchkaffee bestellen' (order a milky coffee), 'einen Milchkaffee trinken' (drink a milky coffee), or 'einen Milchkaffee servieren' (serve a milky coffee).
EXAMPLE
Die Kellnerin servierte uns zwei Milchkaffees.
The waitress served us two milky coffees.
Café context
Learners encounter 'Milchkaffee' (milky coffee) particularly often when ordering in a café or reading a drinks menu. When ordering, the drink typically appears as the accusative object after 'bestellen' (to order) or 'nehmen' (to have).
EXAMPLE
Ich nehme einen Milchkaffee und ein Stück Kuchen.
I'll have a milky coffee and a piece of cake.
Wir möchten bitte drei Milchkaffees bestellen.
We'd like to order three milky coffees, please.
In real life
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