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Ottis Einkaufswagen ist schon ganz voll. Otti's trolley is already completely full.

noun · A2

der Einkaufswagen

[ˈaɪ̯nkaʊ̯fsˌvaːɡn̩]

shopping trolley, shopping cart

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Other Examples

  • Ich brauche einen Euro für den Einkaufswagen.

    I need a euro for the trolley.

  • Holst du bitte einen Einkaufswagen?

    Could you get a trolley, please?

  • Bruno braucht für seinen Einkauf zwei Einkaufswagen.

    Bruno needs two trolleys for his shopping.

Grammar

Plural
die Einkaufswagen In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Einkaufswagen die Einkaufswagen
Accusative wen? was? den Einkaufswagen die Einkaufswagen
Holst du bitte einen Einkaufswagen? Could you get a trolley, please?
Dative wem? dem Einkaufswagen den Einkaufswagen
Genitive wessen? des Einkaufswagens der Einkaufswagen

How the Word Is Built

Ein prefix kauf root s linking letter wagen root

ein-
in, into: einsteigen (to get on), einkaufen (to shop). Separable: Ich kaufe ein.

A compound: Einkauf + wagen

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Otti in the supermarket

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