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Kanne

Kanne is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Kannen
English
pot, can, jug
Level
A2

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Why is it die Kanne?

Kanne ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

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Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Larger container for liquids

[1] größeres Gefäß für Flüssigkeiten

Examples

[1] 1.8 liters fit in this pot

[1] In diese Kanne passen 1,8 Liter.

[1] "Lenzfreude now brought out the jugs and brought them to the back room" [3]

[1] „Lenzfreude holte nun die Kanne hervor und brachte sie nach den hinteren Räumen.“[3]
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "The coffee was in a jug and the sugar next to it" [4]

[1] „Der Kaffee war in einer Kanne und der Zucker daneben.“[4]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Kanne die Kannen
Genitiv der Kanne der Kannen
Dativ der Kanne den Kannen
Akkusativ die Kanne die Kannen

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Kanne
[1] Kanne Wikimedia Commons

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