Noun
der Eimer
Pronunciation: /ˈʔaɪ̯mɐ/
bucket, pail
B2
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plural Eimer
Meanings
Noun
- bucket, pail
- (colloquial) im Eimer sein: to be broken, to be ruined
Example sentence
Was ist in dem Eimer?
What's in the bucket?
Word forms
singular
der Eimer
plural
die Eimer
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Eimer
Accusativeden Eimer
Dativedem Eimer
Genitivedes Eimers
Plural
Nominativedie Eimer
Accusativedie Eimer
Dativeden Eimern
Genitiveder Eimer
Usage
- ein Eimer Wasser — A bucket of water; Wasser names its contents.
- im Eimer — Informally, this can also mean broken or ruined.
Aus dem vollen Eimer schwappte Wasser auf den Boden.
Water sloshed out of the full bucket onto the floor.