sugar bowl
die Zuckerdose, die Zuckerdosen
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sugar bowl
A container, usually with a lid, used to store sugar and serve it at the table.
Sie nahm einen Löffel Zucker aus der Zuckerdose und rührte ihn in ihren Kaffee.
She took a spoonful of sugar from the sugar bowl and stirred it into her coffee.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Zuckerdosen |
| genitive | der Zuckerdose |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Zuckerdose | die Zuckerdosen |
| accusative | die Zuckerdose | die Zuckerdosen |
| dative | der Zuckerdose | den Zuckerdosen |
| genitive | der Zuckerdose | der Zuckerdosen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Zuckerdose' (sugar bowl) is made up of 'Zucker' (sugar) and 'Dose' (container). It therefore refers to a container for sugar.
Auf dem Frühstückstisch steht neben dem Kaffee eine Zuckerdose.
There is a sugar bowl next to the coffee on the breakfast table.
To describe sugar that is inside the bowl, use 'in der Zuckerdose' (in the sugar bowl), with the dative case. When putting sugar into it, use 'in die Zuckerdose' (into the sugar bowl), with the accusative case to indicate direction.
In der Zuckerdose ist nur noch sehr wenig Zucker.
There is very little sugar left in the sugar bowl.
Sie füllte neuen Zucker in die Zuckerdose.
She refilled the sugar bowl with sugar.
'Zuckerdose' (sugar bowl) is often used with verbs and phrases such as 'öffnen' (to open), 'schließen' (to close), 'auf den Tisch stellen' (to put on the table), and 'auffüllen' (to refill). Especially when serving refreshments, the sugar bowl is often mentioned together with coffee or tea.
Vor dem Kaffeetrinken stellte er die Zuckerdose auf den Tisch.
Before having coffee, he put the sugar bowl on the table.
