Why is it die Jackentasche?
Jackentasche is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Tasche. So it’s die Jackentasche.
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Examples
[1] He found old tickets in his jacket pocket
[1] Er hat alte Eintrittskarten in seiner Jackentasche gefunden.
[1] "A few steps next to him stood Lý Phong, whose hand always slid into his jacket pocket habitually to get the cigarette package out, and then regret"
[1] „Einige Schritte neben ihm stand Lý Phong, dessen Hand immer wieder gewohnheitsmäßig in die Jackentasche glitt, um das Zigarettenpäckchen rauszuholen, und dann bedauernd innehielt.“
More source examples (3)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "When he stood on the street in front of the hotel, he found the triple piece in his jacket pocket"
[1] „Als er auf der Straße vor dem Hotel stand, fand er in der Jackentasche das Dreimarkstück.“
[1] "Kanther stuffed booklet and Flachmann into the jacket pocket"
[1] „Kanther stopfte Büchlein und Flachmann in die Jackentasche.“
[1] "He still had both hands in the jacket pocket"
[1] „Er hatte noch immer beide Hände in den Jackentaschen.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Jackentasche | die Jackentaschen |
| Genitiv | der Jackentasche | der Jackentaschen |
| Dativ | der Jackentasche | den Jackentaschen |
| Akkusativ | die Jackentasche | die Jackentaschen |
Pronunciation
Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary