die Suppenschüssel
soup bowl
A deep bowl used to bring soup to the table or serve it.
EXAMPLE
Sie stellte die gefüllte Suppenschüssel in die Mitte des Tisches.
She placed the full soup bowl in the middle of the table.
die Suppenschüssel
soup bowl
die Suppenschüssel, die Suppenschüsseln
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Suppenschüssel, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Suppenschüsseln |
| genitive | der Suppenschüssel |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Suppenschüssel | die Suppenschüsseln |
| accusative | die Suppenschüssel | die Suppenschüsseln |
| dative | der Suppenschüssel | den Suppenschüsseln |
| genitive | der Suppenschüssel | der Suppenschüsseln |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Suppenschüssel' (soup bowl) is made up of 'Suppe' (soup) and 'Schüssel' (bowl). The first word describes the contents or intended use, while the second word names the object.
EXAMPLE
Die Suppenschüssel steht schon auf dem gedeckten Tisch.
The soup bowl is already on the set table.
Direction and location with 'in'
With 'Suppenschüssel' (soup bowl), the preposition 'in' and the grammatical case indicate whether movement or location is meant: use 'in die' (into the) with the accusative for putting something into the bowl, and 'in der' (in the) with the dative for its location.
EXAMPLE
Sie füllte die heiße Suppe in die Suppenschüssel.
She poured the hot soup into the soup bowl.
Ein Rest Suppe blieb in der Suppenschüssel.
Some soup remained in the soup bowl.
Typical collocations
Common phrases include 'eine Suppenschüssel füllen' (to fill a soup bowl), 'eine Suppenschüssel auf den Tisch stellen' (to put a soup bowl on the table), and 'die Suppenschüssel herumreichen' (to pass the soup bowl around).
EXAMPLE
Beim Essen reichte der Vater die Suppenschüssel herum.
During the meal, the father passed the soup bowl around.
In real life
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