die Windel
diaper
An absorbent hygiene product worn mainly by babies and toddlers to catch urine and stool.
EXAMPLE
Das Baby braucht eine frische Windel.
The baby needs a fresh diaper.
die Windel
diaper
die Windel, die Windeln
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Windel, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Windeln |
| genitive | der Windel |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Windel | die Windeln |
| accusative | die Windel | die Windeln |
| dative | der Windel | den Windeln |
| genitive | der Windel | der Windeln |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Typical collocations
The most common action connected with diapers is changing them. Typical expressions are 'die Windel wechseln' (to change the diaper), 'eine frische Windel anziehen' (to put on a fresh diaper), or 'eine volle Windel haben' (to have a full diaper).
EXAMPLE
Ich muss schnell die Windel von meinem Sohn wechseln.
I need to quickly change my son's diaper.
Dative construction
When you change someone's diaper, the person is in the dative. The diaper itself is the accusative object.
EXAMPLE
Kannst du bitte dem Baby die Windel wechseln?
Could you please change the baby's diaper?
The verb 'wickeln'
The verb 'wickeln' is often used as a synonym for 'die Windeln wechseln' (to change diapers). The expression 'das Baby wickeln' means to put a fresh diaper on the baby.
EXAMPLE
Ich habe das Baby gerade frisch gewickelt.
I just changed the baby's diaper.
In real life
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