Vokabahn

Kragen

Vokabahn
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Noun

der Kragen

Pronunciation: /ˈkraːɡən/

collar

B2 rank #5,532 plural Kragen

Meanings

Noun
  1. collar
  2. neck

Example sentence

Der Kragen meines Hemdes ist zu eng.

The collar of my shirt is too tight.

Word forms

singular der Kragen
plural die Kragen

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Kragen
Accusativeden Kragen
Dativedem Kragen
Genitivedes Kragens

Plural

Nominativedie Kragen
Accusativedie Kragen
Dativeden Kragen
Genitiveder Kragen

Usage

  • den Kragen hochschlagen — Turn up the collar of a coat.
  • jemandem platzt der Kragen — An idiom meaning someone loses their temper.
Extra sentence

Am Kragen des Hemdes klebte ein kleiner Farbfleck.

There was a small spot of paint on the shirt collar.