die Kantine

B1

cafeteria

English meaning
cafeteria
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Kantinen
Vocabulary package
At the Restaurant

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Kantine in a sentence

In unserer Kantine kann man günstig essen.

You can eat cheaply in our cafeteria.

Declension of die Kantine

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Kantinedie Kantinen
Accusativedie Kantinedie Kantinen
Dativeder Kantineden Kantinen
Genitiveder Kantineder Kantinen

Where Kantine comes from

entlehnt aus dem französischen cantine (Vorratsbehälter, Soldatenschenke), welches seinerseits vom italienischen cantina (Weinkeller) abstammt; die weitere Herkunft des Wortes ist ungeklärt.

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Questions about Kantine

Is it der, die or das Kantine?

It is die Kantine — Kantine is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Kantinen.

What is the plural of Kantine?

The plural of die Kantine is die Kantinen.

What is the genitive of Kantine?

The genitive singular is der Kantine. The dative plural is den Kantinen.

What does Kantine mean in English?

die Kantine means "cafeteria". For example: "In unserer Kantine kann man günstig essen." — "You can eat cheaply in our cafeteria."

What level is Kantine in German?

Kantine is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the at the restaurant vocabulary.

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