die Terrassentür
patio door
A door that leads directly from a building onto a patio.
EXAMPLE
Wir öffneten die Terrassentür und gingen hinaus auf die Terrasse.
We opened the patio door and went out onto the patio.
die Terrassentür
patio door
die Terrassentür, die Terrassentüren
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Terrassentür, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Terrassentüren |
| genitive | der Terrassentür |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Terrassentür | die Terrassentüren |
| accusative | die Terrassentür | die Terrassentüren |
| dative | der Terrassentür | den Terrassentüren |
| genitive | der Terrassentür | der Terrassentüren |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Terrassentür' (patio door) is made up of 'Terrasse' (patio) and 'Tür' (door). The head noun 'Tür' (door) comes at the end and indicates that the word refers to a particular type of door.
EXAMPLE
Die Terrassentür besteht aus großen Glasscheiben.
The patio door is made of large panes of glass.
Typical collocations
'Terrassentür' (patio door) is particularly common with verbs such as 'öffnen' (to open), 'schließen' (to close), 'abschließen' (to lock), and 'aufmachen' (to open). Another typical phrase is 'durch die Terrassentür gehen' (to go through the patio door).
EXAMPLE
Bitte schließ die Terrassentür, bevor du das Haus verlässt.
Please close the patio door before you leave the house.
Expressing direction
To describe movement through the door, you often use 'durch die Terrassentür' (through the patio door). To describe movement toward a destination beyond the door, you commonly use 'auf die Terrasse' (onto the patio) or 'in den Garten' (into the garden), depending on the situation.
EXAMPLE
Die Kinder liefen durch die Terrassentür in den Garten.
The children ran through the patio door into the garden.
In real life
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