Noun
das Sieb
Pronunciation: /ziːp/
sieve; sifter; strainer; colander; riddle (any device with holes used to separate solids from liquids or fine matter from coarse matter)
C2
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plural Siebe
Meanings
Noun
- sieve; sifter; strainer; colander; riddle (any device with holes used to separate solids from liquids or fine matter from coarse matter)
Example sentence
Wie kann man Wasser in einem Sieb tragen?
How can you carry water in a sieve?
Word forms
singular
das Sieb
plural
die Siebe
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Sieb
Accusativedas Sieb
Dativedem Sieb
Genitivedes Siebes
Plural
Nominativedie Siebe
Accusativedie Siebe
Dativeden Sieben
Genitiveder Siebe
Usage
- durch ein Sieb gießen — to pour through a sieve or strainer; durch takes accusative
- ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb — figuratively, a memory like a sieve; describes forgetting easily
Sie goss den Tee durch ein feines Sieb in die Kanne.
She poured the tea through a fine strainer into the pot.