garbage truck
der Müllwagen, die Müllwagen
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garbage truck
A vehicle that collects garbage from households or other places and takes it to a recycling or waste disposal facility.
Der Müllwagen kommt jeden Dienstagmorgen in unsere Straße.
The garbage truck comes to our street every Tuesday morning.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Müllwagen |
| genitive | des Müllwagens |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Müllwagen | die Müllwagen die Müllwägen |
| accusative | den Müllwagen | die Müllwagen die Müllwägen |
| dative | dem Müllwagen | den Müllwagen den Müllwägen |
| genitive | des Müllwagens | der Müllwagen der Müllwägen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Müllwagen' (garbage truck) is made up of 'Müll' (garbage) and 'Wagen' (vehicle). The first part indicates what the vehicle is used for.
Der Müllwagen steht schon früh vor dem Mehrfamilienhaus.
The garbage truck is already outside the apartment building early in the morning.
'Müllwagen' (garbage truck) is often used with verbs of movement and stopping: The garbage truck comes, pulls up, stops, or drives on.
Kaum hatte der Müllwagen angehalten, sprangen die Müllmänner heraus.
As soon as the garbage truck had stopped, the garbage collectors jumped out.
'Müllwagen' (garbage truck) is often used together with a schedule or a place because the vehicle regularly visits specific streets and houses.
Wegen des Feiertags fährt der Müllwagen diesmal erst am Donnerstag durch unsere Straße.
Because of the holiday, the garbage truck will come through our street on Thursday this time.
