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Maschine

/maˈʃiːnə/· noun· Pl. die Maschinen

machine

The Maschine kneads the dough — but the pretzels are still shaped by hand.

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Singular
die Maschine
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die Maschinen
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der Maschine

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Maschine
machine

Die Maschine knetet den Teig.

The machine kneads the dough.

Word family

Maschinemaschinellby machinedie Kaffeemaschinecoffee machinedie Waschmaschinewashing machine

Common combinations

  • eine Maschine bedienento operate a machine
  • die Maschine läuftthe machine is running
  • eine neue Maschinea new machine

Real examples

  • Der Teig wird von einer Maschine geknetet.The dough is kneaded by a machine.
  • Die Maschine ist kaputt und muss repariert werden.The machine is broken and has to be repaired.
  • Keine Maschine formt Brezeln so gut wie ein Mensch.No machine shapes pretzels as well as a person.

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