der Pick-up
pickup truck
A small truck or off-road vehicle with an open cargo bed behind the cab.
EXAMPLE
Der Pick-up transportierte die Werkzeuge zur Baustelle.
The pickup truck transported the tools to the construction site.
der Pick-up
pickup truck
der Pick-up, die Pick-ups
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Pick-up, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Pick-ups |
| genitive | des Pick-ups |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Pick-up | die Pick-ups |
| accusative | den Pick-up | die Pick-ups |
| dative | dem Pick-up | den Pick-ups |
| genitive | des Pick-ups | der Pick-ups |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Typical collocations
Common collocations include „einen Pick-up fahren“ (to drive a pickup truck), „einen Pick-up mieten“ (to rent a pickup truck), and „einen Pick-up kaufen“ (to buy a pickup truck). With „fahren“, the pickup truck can directly stand as the object in the accusative.
EXAMPLE
Für die Fahrt über die schlechten Straßen haben wir einen Pick-up gemietet.
We rented a pickup truck for the journey over the bad roads.
Loading with
A typical pattern for transport is „einen Pick-up mit etwas beladen“ (to load a pickup truck with something). „Der Pick-up“ is in the accusative; the load following „mit“ is in the dative.
EXAMPLE
Wir haben den Pick-up mit schweren Holzbalken beladen.
We loaded the pickup truck with heavy wooden beams.
Location of the load
The phrase „auf der Ladefläche des Pick-ups“ (in the pickup truck's cargo bed) is typical for describing where transported items are located. This specifies exactly where the load is.
EXAMPLE
Die Fahrräder liegen gut gesichert auf der Ladefläche des Pick-ups.
The bicycles are securely fastened in the pickup truck's cargo bed.
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