Vocabulary
der
Keller
· noun· Pl. die Keller
cellar, basement
The rooms under a building: bikes, boxes, old furniture. In Germany most flats come with their own Kellerabteil.
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- Singular
- der Keller
- Plural
- die Keller
- Genitiv
- des Kellers
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Keller
cellar, basement
Am Mittwoch war der Fahrradständer verschwunden, und alle Räder standen im Keller, eng zwischen alten Schränken und Kinderwagen.
On Wednesday the bike rack was gone, and all the bikes were standing in the cellar, squeezed in between old cupboards and prams.
Word family
Kellerder Kellerraumcellar roomdas Kellerabteilstorage compartment in the cellar
Common learner mistakes
- Ich bringe das Fahrrad in den Kellner.Ich bringe das Fahrrad in den Keller.der Keller = the cellar; der Kellner = the waiter. One letter, a very different place.
Real examples
- Am Mittwoch war der Fahrradständer verschwunden, und alle Räder standen im Keller, eng zwischen alten Schränken und Kinderwagen.On Wednesday the bike rack was gone, and all the bikes were standing in the cellar, squeezed in between old cupboards and prams.
- Kannst du die Kartons in den Keller bringen?Can you take the boxes down to the cellar?
