Noun
die Hosentasche
Pronunciation: /ˈhoːzn̩ˌtaʃə/
trouser pocket, pants pocket
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plural Hosentaschen
Meanings
Noun
- trouser pocket, pants pocket
Example sentence
Was hast du in deiner Hosentasche?
What do you have in your pocket?
Word forms
singular
die Hosentasche
plural
die Hosentaschen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Hosentasche
Accusativedie Hosentasche
Dativeder Hosentasche
Genitiveder Hosentasche
Plural
Nominativedie Hosentaschen
Accusativedie Hosentaschen
Dativeden Hosentaschen
Genitiveder Hosentaschen
Usage
- in der Hosentasche — In a trouser or pants pocket; in takes dative for location.
- Hosentasche / Handtasche — A pocket built into trousers versus a separate handbag.
In seiner Hosentasche fand er den zerknitterten Einkaufszettel.
He found the crumpled shopping list in his trouser pocket.