Vocabulary
das
Pfand
/pfant/· noun· Pl. die Pfänder (rare)
deposit (on bottles, cans, crates)
25 cents on a plastic bottle or can, 8 or 15 cents on reusable glass — you get it back at the machine in the supermarket.
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Forms
- Singular
- das Pfand
- Plural
- die Pfänder (rare)
- Genitiv
- des Pfands
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Pfand
deposit on bottles and cans
Auf Dosen gibt es 25 Cent Pfand.
There's a 25-cent deposit on cans.
Word family
Pfanddie Pfandflaschethe deposit bottleder Pfandautomatthe bottle-return machineder Pfandbonthe deposit receiptdas Einwegpfand / Mehrwegpfanddeposit on single-use / reusable containers
Common combinations
- Pfand zurückbekommento get the deposit back
- das Pfand wegbringen (colloquial)to take the deposit bottles back
- mit / ohne Pfandwith / without a deposit
Common learner mistakes
- der Pfanddas PfandMany people say „der Pfand“ in everyday speech, but standard German is das Pfand.
Real examples
- Auf diese Flasche gibt es 25 Cent Pfand.There's a 25-cent deposit on this bottle.
- Ich bringe heute das Pfand weg.I'm taking the bottles back today.
- Den Pfandbon kann man an der Kasse einlösen.You can cash in the deposit receipt at the till.
