der Wassereimer
water bucket
A bucket used for storing, carrying, or scooping water.
EXAMPLE
Der Wassereimer steht neben dem Brunnen.
The water bucket is next to the well.
der Wassereimer
water bucket
der Wassereimer, die Wassereimer
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Wassereimer, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Wassereimer |
| genitive | des Wassereimers |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Wassereimer | die Wassereimer |
| accusative | den Wassereimer | die Wassereimer |
| dative | dem Wassereimer | den Wassereimern |
| genitive | des Wassereimers | der Wassereimer |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Wassereimer' (water bucket) is made up of 'Wasser' (water) and 'Eimer' (bucket). The head word 'Eimer' comes last and names the object; 'Wasser' describes its contents or purpose.
EXAMPLE
Am Brunnen füllte sie den Wassereimer langsam auf.
She slowly filled up the water bucket at the well.
Typical collocations
'Wassereimer' (water bucket) is especially common with verbs such as 'füllen' (to fill), 'tragen' (to carry), 'schöpfen' (to scoop), and 'ausleeren' (to empty). These combinations reflect typical actions involving a water bucket.
EXAMPLE
Die Kinder trugen mehrere volle Wassereimer zum Garten.
The children carried several full water buckets to the garden.
Filling with water
A common sentence pattern is 'den Wassereimer mit Wasser füllen' (to fill the water bucket with water). Here, the water bucket is the accusative object, while 'mit Wasser' (with water) indicates the contents.
EXAMPLE
Er füllte den Wassereimer mit Wasser und stellte ihn vor die Tür.
He filled the water bucket with water and placed it outside the door.
In real life
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