Noun
der Strohhalm
Pronunciation: /ˈʃtʁoː.halm/
drinking straw
C2
rank #10,501
plural Strohhalme
Meanings
Noun
- drinking straw
- straw (a dried stalk of a cereal plant)
Example sentence
Möchtest du einen Strohhalm?
Would you like a straw?
Word forms
singular
der Strohhalm
plural
die Strohhalme
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Strohhalm
Accusativeden Strohhalm
Dativedem Strohhalm
Genitivedes Strohhalms
Plural
Nominativedie Strohhalme
Accusativedie Strohhalme
Dativeden Strohhalmen
Genitiveder Strohhalme
Usage
- durch einen Strohhalm trinken — to drink through a straw; durch takes accusative
- sich an einen Strohhalm klammern — figuratively, to cling to a last slender hope
Das Kind trank den Saft langsam durch einen Strohhalm.
The child drank the juice slowly through a straw.