Noun
die Metzgerei
Pronunciation: /mɛtsɡəˈʁaɪ̯/
butcher's shop
C2
rank #11,105
plural Metzgereien
Meanings
Noun
- butcher's shop
- butcher's, butcher's shop
Example sentence
In der Metzgerei kaufe ich das Hackfleisch immer frisch.
I always buy my mince fresh at the butcher's.
Word forms
singular
die Metzgerei
plural
die Metzgereien
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Metzgerei
Accusativedie Metzgerei
Dativeder Metzgerei
Genitiveder Metzgerei
Plural
Nominativedie Metzgereien
Accusativedie Metzgereien
Dativeden Metzgereien
Genitiveder Metzgereien
Usage
- in der Metzgerei einkaufen — Shop at the butcher's.
- Metzgerei / Metzger — The shop versus the butcher; Fleischerei is a regional alternative for the shop.
Vor der kleinen Metzgerei warteten schon mehrere Kunden.
Several customers were already waiting outside the little butcher's shop.