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Brotkorb

der Brotkorb

Brotkorb is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Brotkörbe

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Brotkorb?

Brotkorb is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Korb. So it’s der Brotkorb.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] basket where bread or other baked goods are kept

[1] Korb, in dem Brot oder andere Backwaren aufbewahrt werden

Examples

[1] "Can you please me the bread basket Reichenääe"

[1] „Kannst du mir bitte den Brotkorb reichen?“

[1] "Sonja, turned away from us, stands at the table and is currently in the process of pouring in a large bread basket"

[1] „Sonja steht, von uns abgewandt, am Tisch und ist gerade dabei, Schrippen in einen großen Brotkorb zu füllen.“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Almuth looted the bread basket as greedy again as if she feared to starve"

[1] „Almuth plünderte erneut den Brotkorb so gierig, als fürchte sie, zu verhungern.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Brotkorb die Brotkörbe
Genitiv des Brotkorbes des Brotkorbs der Brotkörbe
Dativ dem Brotkorb dem Brotkorbe den Brotkörben
Akkusativ den Brotkorb die Brotkörbe

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