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die Schachtel

like die Flamme

Is it der, die or das Schachtel?

It's die Schachtel. Plural: die Schachteln.

Meaning
box
Gender
feminine
Level
B1 · At home
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Schachtel is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Schachtel in other languages

Czech
krabička
Slovak
škatuľa
Hungarian
doboz
Slovenian
škatla
Italian
scatola
Croatian
kutijica
Bosnian
kutijica
Serbian
kutijica
Romanian
cutiuță
Polish
pudełko
Ukrainian
коробочка
Turkish
kutu
Arabic
علبة صغيرة
Persian
جعبه
Dari (Afghanistan)
قطی
Pashto (Afghanistan)
کارتن

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