die Reisetasche
travel bag
A bag used to carry clothing and other personal belongings for a trip.
EXAMPLE
Sie packte ihre Reisetasche für den Wochenendausflug.
She packed her travel bag for the weekend trip.
die Reisetasche
travel bag
die Reisetasche, die Reisetaschen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Reisetasche, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Reisetaschen |
| genitive | der Reisetasche |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Reisetasche | die Reisetaschen |
| accusative | die Reisetasche | die Reisetaschen |
| dative | der Reisetasche | den Reisetaschen |
| genitive | der Reisetasche | der Reisetaschen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word composition
'Reisetasche' (travel bag) is made up of 'Reise' (trip) and 'Tasche' (bag). The first word describes what the bag is used for.
EXAMPLE
Für die Dienstreise kaufte er eine geräumige Reisetasche.
He bought a spacious travel bag for the business trip.
Typical collocations
'Reisetasche' (travel bag) is particularly common with verbs such as 'packen' (to pack), 'mitnehmen' (to take along), 'tragen' (to carry), and 'auspacken' (to unpack).
EXAMPLE
Am Bahnhof trug er seiner Großmutter die schwere Reisetasche.
At the train station, he carried his grandmother's heavy travel bag for her.
Packing and unpacking
Typical sentence patterns are 'eine Reisetasche packen' (to pack a travel bag) and 'etwas aus der Reisetasche nehmen' (to take something out of the travel bag). These can describe both preparing the bag and using it.
EXAMPLE
Im Hotel nahm er ein frisches Hemd aus der Reisetasche.
At the hotel, he took a fresh shirt out of the travel bag.
In real life
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