die Plastikflasche
plastic bottle
A bottle made of plastic in which liquids are stored or sold.
EXAMPLE
Sie füllte die leere Plastikflasche mit Wasser.
She filled the empty plastic bottle with water.
die Plastikflasche
plastic bottle
die Plastikflasche, die Plastikflaschen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Plastikflasche, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Plastikflaschen |
| genitive | der Plastikflasche |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Plastikflasche | die Plastikflaschen |
| accusative | die Plastikflasche | die Plastikflaschen |
| dative | der Plastikflasche | den Plastikflaschen |
| genitive | der Plastikflasche | der Plastikflaschen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Plastikflasche' (plastic bottle) consists of 'Plastik' (plastic) and 'Flasche' (bottle). The first part names the material; the second part says what kind of object it is.
EXAMPLE
Für die Wanderung nehme ich eine leichte Plastikflasche mit.
I’m taking a lightweight plastic bottle with me for the hike.
Filling with
A common pattern is 'eine Plastikflasche mit etwas füllen' (to fill a plastic bottle with something). The bottle is in the accusative, and the liquid after 'mit' is in the dative.
EXAMPLE
Er füllt eine Plastikflasche mit kaltem Tee.
He is filling a plastic bottle with cold tea.
Deposit and returning bottles
For plastic bottles with a deposit, 'eine Plastikflasche zurückgeben' (to return a plastic bottle) is a typical expression. In the context of returning bottles, you will also often encounter 'Pfand zurückbekommen' (to get the deposit back).
EXAMPLE
Ich gebe die leeren Plastikflaschen im Supermarkt zurück und bekomme das Pfand zurück.
I return the empty plastic bottles at the supermarket and get the deposit back.
In real life
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