Noun
das Depot
Pronunciation: [deˈpoː]
depot, repository
C2
rank #5,317
plural Depots
Meanings
Noun
- depot, repository
- deposit, depository
- garage, shed (shelter for buses, trams or rental machinery)
- deposit for dishes, bottles and the like (called in the FRG Pfand, in Austria Einsatz)
Example sentence
Die alten Möbel lagern in einem Depot am Stadtrand.
The old furniture is stored in a depot on the edge of town.
Word forms
singular
das Depot
plural
die Depots
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Depot
Accusativedas Depot
Dativedem Depot
Genitivedes Depots
Plural
Nominativedie Depots
Accusativedie Depots
Dativeden Depots
Genitiveder Depots
Usage
- im Depot lagern — be stored in a depot or repository
- das Depot eines Museums — a museum's storage facility; items need not be on display
Die empfindlichen Kostüme werden im Depot des Theaters aufbewahrt.
The delicate costumes are kept in the theatre's storage depot.