Noun
die Garnitur
set (of underwear, bed linen, furniture)
C2
rank #11,773
plural Garnituren
Meanings
Noun
- set (of underwear, bed linen, furniture)
- garnish; side dish (cooking)
Example sentence
Ich habe zwei Garnituren Bettwäsche gekauft.
I bought two sets of bed linen.
Word forms
singular
die Garnitur
plural
die Garnituren
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Garnitur
Accusativedie Garnitur
Dativeder Garnitur
Genitiveder Garnitur
Plural
Nominativedie Garnituren
Accusativedie Garnituren
Dativeden Garnituren
Genitiveder Garnituren
Usage
- eine Garnitur Bettwäsche — a set of bed linen; the noun names items belonging together
- Garnitur als Beilage — in a cooking context, the same noun can mean a garnish or side dish
Im Schrank liegt noch eine frische Garnitur Bettwäsche.
There is another fresh set of bed linen in the cupboard.