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Bruno füllt die Gurken in ein großes Einmachglas und gießt Salzlake darüber. Bruno puts the cucumbers into a big preserving jar and pours brine over them.

noun · C1

das Einmachglas

[ˈaɪ̯nmaxˌɡlaːs]

preserving jar, mason jar

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Grammar

Plural
die Einmachgläser 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? das Einmachglas die Einmachgläser
Kannst du mir helfen? Das Einmachglas geht einfach nicht auf. Can you help me? The jar just won't open.
Accusative wen? was? das Einmachglas die Einmachgläser
Dative wem? dem Einmachglas den Einmachgläsern
Genitive wessen? des Einmachglases der Einmachgläser

How the Word Is Built

Ein prefix mach root glas root

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

A compound: Einmach + das Glas

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

einmachendas Glasmachen

In Otti's situations: Bruno and the art of fermentation

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