Vocabulary
das
Päckchen
/ˈpɛkçən/· noun· Pl. die Päckchen
small parcel; packet
Smaller than a Paket: what you send for a friend's birthday — and what the neighbour takes in for you.
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Forms
- Singular
- das Päckchen
- Plural
- die Päckchen
- Genitiv
- des Päckchens
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Päckchen
small parcel (by post)
Ich schicke meiner Mutter ein Päckchen zum Geburtstag.
I'm sending my mother a small parcel for her birthday.
Word family
Päckchendas Paketparcelpackento packdie Packungpacket, pack
Common combinations
- ein Päckchen schickento send a small parcel
- ein Päckchen abholento collect a small parcel
- ein Päckchen Taschentüchera packet of tissues
Common learner mistakes
- die Päckchen (for one parcel)das PäckchenThe diminutive ending -chen always makes a noun neuter, and its plural doesn't change: das Päckchen, die Päckchen.
Real examples
- Die Nachbarin hat dein Päckchen angenommen.The neighbour took in your parcel.
- Ich bringe das Päckchen morgen zur Post.I'm taking the small parcel to the post office tomorrow.
- Im Päckchen waren Kekse und eine Karte.There were biscuits and a card in the parcel.
