der Schokoladenkuchen
chocolate cake
A cake made with chocolate or cocoa powder that tastes of chocolate.
EXAMPLE
Der Schokoladenkuchen ist noch warm und duftet herrlich.
The chocolate cake is still warm and smells wonderful.
der Schokoladenkuchen
chocolate cake
der Schokoladenkuchen, die Schokoladenkuchen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Schokoladenkuchen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Schokoladenkuchen |
| genitive | des Schokoladenkuchens |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Schokoladenkuchen | die Schokoladenkuchen |
| accusative | den Schokoladenkuchen | die Schokoladenkuchen |
| dative | dem Schokoladenkuchen | den Schokoladenkuchen |
| genitive | des Schokoladenkuchens | der Schokoladenkuchen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound nouns
„Schokoladenkuchen“ (chocolate cake) consists of „Schokolade“ (chocolate) and „Kuchen“ (cake), connected by an „n“. The last component shows what kind of baked good it is; the first names the typical ingredient.
EXAMPLE
Für den Schokoladenkuchen brauchen wir Mehl, Eier, Butter und Schokolade.
For the chocolate cake, we need flour, eggs, butter, and chocolate.
Typical collocations
Common combinations are „einen Schokoladenkuchen backen“ (to bake a chocolate cake), „einen Schokoladenkuchen anschneiden“ (to cut into a chocolate cake), and „einen Schokoladenkuchen mit Glasur überziehen“ (to cover a chocolate cake with icing). „anschneiden“ (to cut into) describes cutting out the first piece.
EXAMPLE
Wir schneiden den Schokoladenkuchen erst an, wenn alle Gäste da sind.
We're not going to cut into the chocolate cake until all the guests have arrived.
Indicating portions
For one portion, the pattern „ein Stück Schokoladenkuchen“ (a piece of chocolate cake) is commonly used. There is no preposition between „Stück“ (piece) and „Schokoladenkuchen“ (chocolate cake).
EXAMPLE
Zum Kaffee hätte ich gern ein Stück Schokoladenkuchen.
I would like a piece of chocolate cake with my coffee.
In real life
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