Noun
der Schlauch
Pronunciation: /ʃlaʊ̯x/
hose, tube (flexible pipe)
C1
rank #6,167
plural Schläuche
Meanings
Noun
- hose, tube (flexible pipe)
- waterskin, wineskin (flexible container for liquids)
- a long and narrow room or flat
- potbelly, paunch (protruding belly)
Example sentence
Der Schlauch hat ein winziges Loch am Ventil.
The inner tube has a tiny hole near the valve.
Word forms
singular
der Schlauch
plural
die Schläuche
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Schlauch
Accusativeden Schlauch
Dativedem Schlauch
Genitivedes Schlauches
Plural
Nominativedie Schläuche
Accusativedie Schläuche
Dativeden Schläuchen
Genitiveder Schläuche
Usage
- einen Schlauch anschließen — Connect a hose or flexible tube.
- auf dem Schlauch stehen — Informally, fail to understand something or be temporarily stuck.
Aus dem langen Schlauch fließt Wasser in die Regentonne.
Water flows from the long hose into the rain barrel.