das Müllauto
garbage truck
A vehicle used to collect and transport garbage.
EXAMPLE
Das Müllauto kommt jeden Dienstag und leert die Mülltonnen in unserer Straße.
The garbage truck comes every Tuesday and empties the garbage bins on our street.
das Müllauto
garbage truck
das Müllauto, die Müllautos
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Müllauto, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Müllautos |
| genitive | des Müllautos |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Müllauto | die Müllautos |
| accusative | das Müllauto | die Müllautos |
| dative | dem Müllauto | den Müllautos |
| genitive | des Müllautos | der Müllautos |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Müllauto' (garbage truck) is made up of 'Müll' (garbage) and 'Auto' (car). Here, the head word 'Auto' refers to a vehicle used for garbage.
EXAMPLE
Vor dem Haus hält ein großes Müllauto.
A large garbage truck stops in front of the house.
Typical collocations
'Müllauto' (garbage truck) is especially common with verbs and phrases such as 'kommen' (to come), 'halten' (to stop), 'fahren' (to drive), and 'Mülltonnen leeren' (to empty garbage bins). Time expressions such as 'jeden Montag' (every Monday) or 'früh am Morgen' (early in the morning) are also often used with it.
EXAMPLE
Das Müllauto hält früh am Morgen vor unserem Haus.
The garbage truck stops in front of our house early in the morning.
Everyday context
'Müllauto' (garbage truck) is often used in conversations about collection day or the garbage bins on a street. The vehicle frequently appears as the subject with a verb expressing movement or collection.
EXAMPLE
Am Abholtag wartet die Nachbarin schon auf das Müllauto.
On collection day, the neighbor is already waiting for the garbage truck.
In real life
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