deposit bottle
die Pfandflasche, die Pfandflaschen
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deposit bottle
A bottle for which you pay an additional deposit when purchasing it and which you can return to receive a refund of that deposit.
Bitte wirf die Pfandflasche nicht weg, sondern bring sie zum Getränkemarkt zurück.
Please don't throw away the deposit bottle; take it back to the beverage store instead.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Pfandflaschen |
| genitive | der Pfandflasche |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Pfandflasche | die Pfandflaschen |
| accusative | die Pfandflasche | die Pfandflaschen |
| dative | der Pfandflasche | den Pfandflaschen |
| genitive | der Pfandflasche | der Pfandflaschen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Pfandflasche' (deposit bottle) is made up of 'Pfand' (deposit) and 'Flasche' (bottle). The word therefore refers to a bottle associated with a deposit.
Die Pfandflasche gehört in die Kiste neben der Tür.
The deposit bottle belongs in the crate next to the door.
Verbs such as 'zurückbringen' (to bring back), 'abgeben' (to return), and 'sammeln' (to collect) are especially often used with 'Pfandflasche' (deposit bottle). 'Pfandflaschen einlösen' (to return deposit bottles for a refund) is also very common in everyday speech.
Wir haben die leeren Pfandflaschen gesammelt und zum Supermarkt zurückgebracht.
We collected the empty deposit bottles and took them back to the supermarket.
'Pfandflasche' (deposit bottle) is often used in situations involving shopping, beverage stores, and return machines. You can say that you return a deposit bottle at the machine or receive a deposit voucher for it.
Am Rückgabeautomaten gab sie die Pfandflasche ab und bekam einen Pfandbon.
At the return machine, she returned the deposit bottle and received a deposit voucher.
