Vokabahn

Ordner

Vokabahn
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Noun

der Ordner

Pronunciation: /ˈɔʁdnɐ/

binder, folder

B1 rank #5,137 plural Ordner

Meanings

Noun
  1. binder, folder
  2. folder
  3. one who keeps order (security person)

Example sentence

In welchen Ordner hast du die Datei gespeichert?

In which folder did you save the file?

Word forms

singular der Ordner
plural die Ordner

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Ordner
Accusativeden Ordner
Dativedem Ordner
Genitivedes Ordners

Plural

Nominativedie Ordner
Accusativedie Ordner
Dativeden Ordnern
Genitiveder Ordner

Usage

  • Unterlagen in einem Ordner abheften — file documents in a binder; abheften is separable
  • ein Ordner auf dem Computer — a digital folder; the same noun also names a paper binder
Extra sentence

Die Rechnungen liegen in dem blauen Ordner neben dem Schreibtisch.

The invoices are in the blue binder beside the desk.