wheelbarrow
die Schubkarre, die Schubkarren
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wheelbarrow
A small cart, usually with one wheel, an open tray, and two handles. You lift it by the handles and push it to transport soil, building materials, or other loads.
Sie transportierte die Erde mit einer Schubkarre zum Gemüsebeet.
She transported the soil to the vegetable garden with a wheelbarrow.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Schubkarren |
| genitive | der Schubkarre |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Schubkarre | die Schubkarren |
| accusative | die Schubkarre | die Schubkarren |
| dative | der Schubkarre | den Schubkarren |
| genitive | der Schubkarre | der Schubkarren |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Schubkarre' (wheelbarrow) is made up of 'Schub' (pushing) and 'Karre' (cart). The first component refers to pushing, while the second refers to the small cart.
Mit einer Schubkarre brachte er den Sand zur Baustelle.
He used a wheelbarrow to bring the sand to the construction site.
The preposition 'mit' (with) is often used for this tool: 'mit einer Schubkarre' (with a wheelbarrow). 'Mit' is followed by the dative.
Die Gärtnerin fuhr die Äste mit einer Schubkarre zum Kompost.
The gardener took the branches to the compost heap with a wheelbarrow.
Common collocations include 'eine Schubkarre schieben' (to push a wheelbarrow), 'etwas in die Schubkarre laden' (to load something into the wheelbarrow), and 'etwas mit der Schubkarre transportieren' (to transport something with the wheelbarrow).
Wir luden die Steine in die Schubkarre und schoben sie zum Haus.
We loaded the stones into the wheelbarrow and pushed them to the house.
