das Taschentuch
B1tissue/handkerchief
- English meaning
- tissue/handkerchief
- Gender
- das — neuter
- Plural
- die Taschentücher
- CEFR level
- B1 — Intermediate
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Taschentuch in a sentence
Hast du ein Taschentuch für mich?
Do you have a tissue for me?
Declension of das Taschentuch
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Taschentuch | die Taschentücher |
| Accusative | das Taschentuch | die Taschentücher |
| Dative | dem Taschentuch | den Taschentüchern |
| Genitive | des Taschentuchs | der Taschentücher |
Word family
das Taschentuch is built from die Tasche (bag, pocket) and das Tuch (cloth/scarf). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where Taschentuch comes from
Zusammensetzung (Determinativkompositum) aus dem Nomen Tasche, dem Fugenelement -n und dem Nomen Tuch
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Questions about Taschentuch
Is it der, die or das Taschentuch?
It is das Taschentuch — Taschentuch is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Taschentücher.
What is the plural of Taschentuch?
The plural of das Taschentuch is die Taschentücher.
What is the genitive of Taschentuch?
The genitive singular is des Taschentuchs. The dative plural is den Taschentüchern.
What does Taschentuch mean in English?
das Taschentuch means "tissue/handkerchief". For example: "Hast du ein Taschentuch für mich?" — "Do you have a tissue for me?"
What level is Taschentuch in German?
Taschentuch is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the hygiene & personal care vocabulary.
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