der Teebeutel
tea bag
A small porous bag containing dried tea leaves or a tea blend, placed in hot water to brew tea.
EXAMPLE
Der Teebeutel bleibt einige Minuten im heißen Wasser.
The tea bag stays in the hot water for a few minutes.
der Teebeutel
tea bag
der Teebeutel, die Teebeutel
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Teebeutel, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Teebeutel |
| genitive | des Teebeutels |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Teebeutel | die Teebeutel |
| accusative | den Teebeutel | die Teebeutel |
| dative | dem Teebeutel | den Teebeuteln |
| genitive | des Teebeutels | der Teebeutel |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Teebeutel' (tea bag) is made up of 'Tee' (tea) and 'Beutel' (bag). It therefore refers to a small bag containing tea.
EXAMPLE
Für den Besuch legt sie mehrere Teebeutel neben den Wasserkocher.
She puts several tea bags next to the kettle for the guests.
Typical collocations
'Teebeutel' (tea bag) is often used with verb phrases such as 'in eine Tasse hängen' (to hang in a cup), 'herausnehmen' (to take out), and 'ausdrücken' (to squeeze). These collocations describe the main steps in preparing tea.
EXAMPLE
Nach fünf Minuten nahm er den Teebeutel aus der Tasse.
After five minutes, he took the tea bag out of the cup.
Preparation
To prepare tea, the tea bag is usually left in hot or boiling water and then often removed. It is also common to specify how long the tea bag should stay in the water.
EXAMPLE
Lass den Teebeutel drei Minuten in der Kanne ziehen.
Let the tea bag steep in the pot for three minutes.
In real life
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