die Schultasche
schoolbag
A bag in which students carry books, notebooks, and other school supplies to and from school.
EXAMPLE
Mia packt ihre Bücher in die Schultasche.
Mia packs her books into her schoolbag.
die Schultasche
schoolbag
die Schultasche, die Schultaschen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Schultasche, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Schultaschen |
| genitive | der Schultasche |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Schultasche | die Schultaschen |
| accusative | die Schultasche | die Schultaschen |
| dative | der Schultasche | den Schultaschen |
| genitive | der Schultasche | der Schultaschen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Schultasche' (schoolbag) is made up of 'Schul-' (school) and 'Tasche' (bag). 'Schul-' connects the word to school, so a 'Schultasche' is a bag for school.
EXAMPLE
Vor dem ersten Schultag kauft Lenas Mutter eine neue Schultasche.
Before the first day of school, Lena's mother buys a new schoolbag.
Typical collocations
'Schultasche' (schoolbag) is particularly common with verbs such as 'packen' (to pack), 'tragen' (to carry), and 'auspacken' (to unpack). A typical sentence pattern is: 'etwas in die Schultasche packen' (to pack something into one's schoolbag).
EXAMPLE
Jonas packt seine Sportsachen in die Schultasche.
Jonas packs his sports clothes into his schoolbag.
Typical adjectives
'Schultasche' (schoolbag) is often used with adjectives that describe its condition or weight, such as 'voll' (full), 'schwer' (heavy), 'leer' (empty), or 'neu' (new).
EXAMPLE
Mit den vielen Schulbüchern war die Schultasche sehr schwer.
With all those textbooks in it, the schoolbag was very heavy.
In real life
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