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keychain
A small, often decorative object attached to a key ring to make keys easier to find or identify.
Ich habe meinen Schlüssel verloren, aber zum Glück wurde er dank des auffälligen Schlüsselanhängers gefunden.
I lost my key, but luckily it was found thanks to the eye-catching keychain.
The word consists of 'Schlüssel' (key) and 'Anhänger' (pendant/tag). An 'Anhänger' comes from the verb 'anhängen' (to attach/hang on) and is something that is attached to another object. So it is literally an “attachment for a key.”
Sie hat einen kleinen Eiffelturm als Schlüsselanhänger aus Paris mitgebracht.
She brought back a small Eiffel Tower as a keychain from Paris.
To say where the keychain is attached, you use the preposition 'an' with the dative. Most often, it hangs 'am Schlüssel' (on the key) or 'am Schlüsselbund' (on the key ring/key bundle).
An meinem Autoschlüssel hängt ein sehr auffälliger Schlüsselanhänger.
There is a very eye-catching keychain hanging on my car key.
A keychain is often not just decoration, but also a 'Souvenir' (souvenir), a 'Werbegeschenk' (promotional gift), or has a practical function, e.g. as a 'Flaschenöffner' (bottle opener).
Auf der Messe habe ich einen Schlüsselanhänger als Werbegeschenk bekommen.
At the trade fair, I got a keychain as a promotional gift.
