die Teetasse
teacup
A cup used for drinking or serving tea.
EXAMPLE
Sie stellte die Teetasse vorsichtig auf den Tisch.
She carefully placed the teacup on the table.
die Teetasse
teacup
die Teetasse, die Teetassen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Teetasse, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Teetassen |
| genitive | der Teetasse |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Teetasse | die Teetassen |
| accusative | die Teetasse | die Teetassen |
| dative | der Teetasse | den Teetassen |
| genitive | der Teetasse | der Teetassen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Teetasse' (teacup) is made up of 'Tee' (tea) and 'Tasse' (cup). The head word 'Tasse' (cup) determines the part of speech and refers to a container; 'Tee' (tea) describes its typical contents or purpose.
EXAMPLE
Die Teetasse steht neben der Teekanne.
The teacup is next to the teapot.
Preposition and case
When talking about drinking, 'Teetasse' (teacup) often follows 'aus' (from / out of). 'Aus' takes the dative case, so the phrase is 'aus der Teetasse' (from the teacup).
EXAMPLE
Er trank langsam aus der Teetasse.
He drank slowly from the teacup.
Typical collocations
'Teetasse' (teacup) is often used with actions related to serving and using it, such as 'eine Teetasse füllen' (to fill a teacup), 'eine Teetasse auf den Tisch stellen' (to put a teacup on the table), and 'eine Teetasse abwaschen' (to wash a teacup).
EXAMPLE
Nach dem Frühstück stellte sie die Teetasse in die Spülmaschine.
After breakfast, she put the teacup in the dishwasher.
In real life
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