Vocabulary
der
Keks
/keːks/· noun· Pl. die Kekse
biscuit, cookie
Der Keks — biscuits with coffee, Kekse baked at Christmas; in Austria people say das Keks.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Keks
- Plural
- die Kekse
- Genitiv
- des Kekses
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Keks
biscuit, cookie
Möchtest du einen Keks zum Kaffee?
Would you like a biscuit with your coffee?
Word family
Keksder Butterkeksbutter biscuitder WeihnachtskeksChristmas cookieder Schokoladenkekschocolate biscuitdie Keksdosebiscuit tin
Common combinations
- Kekse backento bake biscuits
- eine Packung Keksea packet of biscuits
- jemandem auf den Keks gehento get on someone's nerves (informal)
Common learner mistakes
- die Keksder KeksIn Germany Keks is masculine (das Keks only in Austria); plural die Kekse.
Real examples
- Zu Weihnachten backen wir immer Kekse mit Oma.At Christmas we always bake cookies with Grandma.
- Die Kinder haben die ganze Packung Kekse gegessen.The children have eaten the whole packet of biscuits.
- Hör auf, du gehst mir auf den Keks!Stop it, you're getting on my nerves!
