die Schachtel

B1

box

English meaning
box
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Schachteln

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Schachtel in a sentence

Ich hätte gern eine Schachtel Zigaretten.

I would like a box of cigarettes.

Declension of die Schachtel

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Schachteldie Schachteln
Accusativedie Schachteldie Schachteln
Dativeder Schachtelden Schachteln
Genitiveder Schachtelder Schachteln

Word family

die Schachtel is built from das Schach (chess). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Schachtel comes from

Aus dem spätmhd. schahtel. Ältere Varianten im spätmhd. waren schattel oder scatel, die im 15. Jahrhundert aus dem ital. scatola „Behälter“ entlehnt wurden. Dieses stammt wiederum von dem mlat. scatula „Schrein“ her, aus dem im 17.

Words that go with Schachtel

Questions about Schachtel

Is it der, die or das Schachtel?

It is die Schachtel — Schachtel is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Schachteln.

What is the plural of Schachtel?

The plural of die Schachtel is die Schachteln.

What is the genitive of Schachtel?

The genitive singular is der Schachtel. The dative plural is den Schachteln.

What does Schachtel mean in English?

die Schachtel means "box". For example: "Ich hätte gern eine Schachtel Zigaretten." — "I would like a box of cigarettes."

What level is Schachtel in German?

Schachtel is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate.

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