die Vase
vase
A container, usually made of glass, ceramic, or porcelain, used to hold cut flowers with water.
EXAMPLE
Stell die Rosen bitte in die große Vase auf dem Tisch.
Please put the roses in the large vase on the table.
die Vase
vase
die Vase, die Vasen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Vase, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Vasen |
| genitive | der Vase |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Vase | die Vasen |
| accusative | die Vase | die Vasen |
| dative | der Vase | den Vasen |
| genitive | der Vase | der Vasen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Location or direction?
Pay attention to the case after the preposition 'in'. If you put flowers into a vase (direction), use the accusative: 'in die Vase' (into the vase). If the flowers are already in it (location), use the dative: 'in der Vase' (in the vase).
EXAMPLE
Kannst du diese Tulpen bitte in die Vase stellen?
Can you please put these tulips in the vase?
Typical verbs
Common verbs used with 'Vase' (vase) describe what you do with it. These include 'Blumen in eine Vase stellen' (to put flowers in a vase), 'eine Vase füllen' (to fill a vase), 'eine Vase umwerfen' (to knock over a vase), or 'eine Vase zerbrechen' (to break a vase).
EXAMPLE
Die Katze hat beim Spielen die Vase vom Tisch gestoßen.
The cat knocked the vase off the table while playing.
Materials
When describing the material of a vase, the preposition 'aus' is used. Typical materials are glass, porcelain, ceramic, or crystal.
EXAMPLE
Sie hat eine wunderschöne Vase aus böhmischem Glas geerbt.
She inherited a beautiful vase made of Bohemian glass.
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