Why is it die Mülltonne?
Mülltonne is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Tonne. So it’s die Mülltonne.
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Meaning
[1] Large container to store waste until it is picked up by the garbage disposal
[1] großes Behältnis, um Abfall zu lagern, bis er von der Müllabfuhr abgeholt wirdExamples
[1] Did you put the garbage can outside
[1] Hast du die Mülltonne nach draußen gestellt?
[1] "A cat rummaged in the garbage cans, children's screams came out of a house entrance, the street sweepers escape because the blood could not be removed"
[1] „Eine Katze wühlte in den Mülltonnen, Kindergeschrei drang aus einem Hauseingang, die Straßenkehrer fluchten, weil sich das Blut nicht entfernen ließ.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "The East Frisian looks into the garbage can"
[1] „Der Ostfriese schaut in die Mülltonne.“
[1] "In the garbage cans in the courtyard, it rustled"
[1] „In den Mülltonnen im Hof raschelte es.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Mülltonne | die Mülltonnen |
| Genitiv | der Mülltonne | der Mülltonnen |
| Dativ | der Mülltonne | den Mülltonnen |
| Akkusativ | die Mülltonne | die Mülltonnen |
Pronunciation
In context
![[1] Mülltonne](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wheelie_Bin.jpg)
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