das Schließfach

B2

a locker / safe-deposit box

English meaning
a locker / safe-deposit box
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Schließfächer
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Schließfach in a sentence

Ich bewahre meine Wertsachen im Schließfach auf.

I keep my valuables in the safe-deposit box.

Declension of das Schließfach

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Schließfachdie Schließfächer
Accusativedas Schließfachdie Schließfächer
Dativedem Schließfachden Schließfächern
Genitivedes Schließfachsder Schließfächer

Word family

das Schließfach is built from das Fach (subject, compartment). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Schließfach comes from

Determinativkompositum aus dem Stamm des Verbs schließen und Fach

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Questions about Schließfach

Is it der, die or das Schließfach?

It is das Schließfach — Schließfach is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Schließfächer.

What is the plural of Schließfach?

The plural of das Schließfach is die Schließfächer.

What is the genitive of Schließfach?

The genitive singular is des Schließfachs. The dative plural is den Schließfächern.

What does Schließfach mean in English?

das Schließfach means "a locker / safe-deposit box". For example: "Ich bewahre meine Wertsachen im Schließfach auf." — "I keep my valuables in the safe-deposit box."

What level is Schließfach in German?

Schließfach is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the at the hotel vocabulary.

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