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Vocab: Kitchen — B1
Kitchen vocabulary at B1 level.
Maskulin Feminin Neutrum Plural
die Einbauküche — fitted kitchen, built-in kitchen
The word combines Einbau, built-in installation, with Küche, kitchen. It normally refers to the complete fitted unit, not just one kitchen appliance.
Die Einbauküche ist modern und hell.
The fitted kitchen is modern and bright.
modern means modern and hell means bright. Die Einbauküche is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb ist stands in position two; the adjectives after ist are predicative and have no endings.
Wir kaufen eine neue Einbauküche.
We are buying a new fitted kitchen.
wir kaufen means we are buying, and neu means new. Eine neue Einbauküche is accusative because kaufen takes a direct object; the feminine indefinite article and adjective show the case, while kaufen is in position two.
Sie kocht in der Einbauküche.
She cooks in the fitted kitchen.
sie kocht means she cooks, and in means in. In der Einbauküche is dative because in describes a fixed location here; the feminine dative article is der, and the finite verb kocht is in position two.
Die Farbe der Einbauküche gefällt mir.
I like the colour of the fitted kitchen.
die Farbe is the colour and gefällt mir means is pleasing to me. Der Einbauküche is genitive because it identifies whose colour it is, while mir is dative because gefallen takes the person who likes something in the dative.
In vielen Wohnungen gibt es helle Einbauküchen.
There are bright fitted kitchens in many flats.
vielen Wohnungen means many flats or apartments, and hell means bright. Einbauküchen is plural and accusative because es gibt always takes an accusative object; in vielen Wohnungen is dative because it describes a fixed location.
eindecken — to set the table; to cover; to stock up on something
For setting a table, eindecken normally takes an accusative object such as den Tisch. It is separable: deckt ... ein in a main clause, but eindecken stays together after a modal verb or in a subordinate clause.
Ich decke den Tisch ein.
I am setting the table.
der Tisch means the table. Den Tisch is accusative because eindecken takes the thing being set as an accusative object; the finite verb decke is in position two and ein goes to the end.
Wir haben den Tisch eingedeckt.
We have set the table.
wir means we and der Tisch means the table. Den Tisch is accusative because it is the object of eindecken; the perfect uses haben, and eingedeckt stands at the end.
Sie deckte den Tisch ein, bevor die Gäste kamen.
She set the table before the guests arrived.
sie means she, and die Gäste are the guests. Den Tisch is accusative because it is the object; deckte is in position two in the main clause, while ein is separated, and kamen goes to the end of the clause introduced by bevor.
Deck bitte den Tisch ein!
Please set the table!
bitte means please and der Tisch means the table. The object is accusative, and the informal imperative drops du; the prefix ein remains separate at the end.
Wenn du früher kämst, könntest du den Tisch eindecken.
If you came earlier, you could set the table.
früher means earlier and könntest means could. Den Tisch is accusative because it is the object of eindecken; after the modal verb könntest, the infinitive eindecken stays whole at the end.
Ich werde den Tisch eindecken.
I will set the table.
ich means I and der Tisch means the table. Den Tisch is accusative because it is the object; werde is in position two and the complete infinitive eindecken goes to the end.
Wir decken uns vor dem Sturm mit Wasser ein.
We are stocking up on water before the storm.
vor dem Sturm means before the storm, and das Wasser means water. Uns is the reflexive accusative object here, while mit Wasser uses the dative after mit; the finite verb decken is in position two and ein goes to the end.
Sie hat sich für die Reise mit Snacks eingedeckt.
She stocked up on snacks for the journey.
die Reise means the journey and Snacks means snacks. Für die Reise is accusative after für, while mit Snacks is dative after mit; the perfect uses hat, and eingedeckt stands at the end.
frittieren — to deep-fry
frittieren is a weak verb and takes haben in the perfect: hat frittiert. Do not add ge- to this verb, because verbs ending in -ieren form the Partizip II without it.
Ich frittiere die Kartoffeln in heißem Öl.
I deep-fry the potatoes in hot oil.
die Kartoffeln are the potatoes, and in heißem Öl means in hot oil. die Kartoffeln are accusative because frittieren takes the food as a direct object; the finite verb frittiere stands in position two.
Wir haben die Zwiebelringe frittiert.
We deep-fried the onion rings.
die Zwiebelringe are the onion rings, and haben means have. The perfect uses haben + frittiert because cooking takes haben; frittiert goes to the end, while die Zwiebelringe are accusative.
Er frittierte das Gemüse nur kurz.
He deep-fried the vegetables only briefly.
das Gemüse means the vegetables, and nur kurz means only briefly. frittierte is the weak preterite form and stands in position two; das Gemüse is accusative as the direct object.
Frittier die Teigtaschen bei mittlerer Hitze!
Deep-fry the dumplings at medium heat!
die Teigtaschen are the filled dumplings, and bei mittlerer Hitze means at medium heat. The imperative addresses du and therefore omits the pronoun; die Teigtaschen are accusative because they are the food being fried.
Wenn ich eine Fritteuse hätte, frittierte ich öfter.
If I had a deep fryer, I would deep-fry food more often.
wenn means if, eine Fritteuse is a deep fryer, and öfter means more often. The conditional form frittierte is identical in spelling to the preterite, and the finite verb goes to the end after wenn; the following main clause returns the verb to position two.
Morgen werde ich Falafel frittieren.
Tomorrow I will deep-fry falafel.
morgen means tomorrow, and Falafel means falafel, a seasoned food usually made from chickpeas. werde is the finite form of werden in position two, while the infinitive frittieren goes to the end; the food is an accusative object even though the noun has no visible case ending.
der Kessel — pot, cauldron; boiler
In everyday cooking, Kessel can mean a large pot or cauldron; in technology, it often means a boiler. The plural is unusual because Kessel stays unchanged.
Der Kessel ist schon heiß.
The boiler is already hot.
schon means already, and heiß means hot. Der Kessel is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Der Techniker prüft den Kessel.
The technician checks the boiler.
der Techniker means the technician, and prüft means checks or inspects. Den Kessel is accusative because prüfen takes a direct object; the masculine article changes from der to den.
Wir nähern uns dem Kessel.
We approach the boiler.
nähern uns means approach, and wir means we. Dem Kessel is dative because the reflexive verb sich nähern requires a dative object; learners must not use den Kessel here.
Die Temperatur des Kessels steigt.
The temperature of the boiler is rising.
die Temperatur means the temperature, and steigt means rises. Des Kessels is genitive because it shows whose temperature it is; Kessel adds -s in the masculine genitive singular.
In der Fabrik stehen mehrere Kessel.
Several boilers are standing in the factory.
in der Fabrik means in the factory, and mehrere means several. Kessel is the plural, with no ending change; the location phrase is dative after in.
Der Koch erhitzt Wasser in einem Kessel.
The cook heats water in a large pot.
der Koch means the cook, erhitzt means heats, and Wasser means water. In einem Kessel is dative because it describes a fixed location, while Wasser is accusative as the thing being heated.
das Küchengerät — kitchen appliance, kitchen utensil
The compound Küchengerät combines Küche, meaning kitchen, with Gerät, meaning device or appliance. It can refer to an electrical appliance or a useful kitchen tool, depending on context.
Das Küchengerät funktioniert nicht.
The kitchen appliance is not working.
funktioniert nicht means does not work. das Küchengerät is nominative because it is the subject, and funktioniert is the finite verb in position two; nicht negates the verb phrase.
Ich kaufe das Küchengerät online.
I am buying the kitchen appliance online.
kaufe means buy and online means online. das Küchengerät is accusative because kaufen takes a direct object; for a neuter noun, nominative and accusative both use das.
Ich koche mit dem Küchengerät.
I cook with the kitchen appliance.
koche means cook and mit means with. dem Küchengerät is dative because mit always governs the dative; the finite verb koche is in position two.
Die Bedienungsanleitung des Küchengeräts fehlt.
The instruction manual for the kitchen appliance is missing.
die Bedienungsanleitung means the instruction manual and fehlt means is missing. des Küchengeräts is genitive because it identifies which appliance the manual belongs to; the neuter noun adds -s, and fehlt is in position two.
Im Laden stehen viele Küchengeräte.
There are many kitchen appliances in the shop.
im Laden means in the shop and stehen means stand or are located. Küchengeräte is the plural nominative subject, so the verb is plural stehen; because im Laden comes first, the finite verb still remains in position two.
mahlen — to grind, to mill
Mahlen is a weak verb: mahlte – hat gemahlen. It is easily confused with malen, which means to paint; mahlen normally takes an accusative object such as Kaffee or Getreide.
Die Mühle mahlt das Getreide.
The mill grinds the grain.
die Mühle means the mill and das Getreide means grain. Das Getreide is accusative because mahlen takes the thing being ground as an accusative object; the finite verb mahlt is in position two.
Wir haben den Kaffee frisch gemahlen.
We ground the coffee fresh.
frisch means fresh and der Kaffee means coffee. Den Kaffee is accusative after mahlen; the auxiliary haben is in position two and gemahlen goes to the end.
Früher mahlte man das Mehl selbst.
In the past, people ground the flour themselves.
früher means in the past, das Mehl means flour, and selbst means oneself or themselves. Mahlte is the weak-verb preterite in position two; das Mehl is accusative as the object.
Mahl die Bohnen bitte fein!
Please grind the beans finely!
die Bohnen means the beans, bitte means please, and fein means finely or fine. Mahl is the singular imperative, and die Bohnen is accusative because it is the object.
Wenn ich eine Mühle hätte, mahlte ich mein Mehl selbst.
If I had a mill, I would grind my own flour myself.
wenn means if, eine Mühle means a mill, and mein Mehl means my flour. Here mahlte is the same form as the preterite but has a conditional meaning; the verb comes at the end of the wenn-clause and returns to position two in the main clause.
Morgen werde ich den Kaffee selbst mahlen.
Tomorrow I will grind the coffee myself.
morgen means tomorrow and selbst means myself. Den Kaffee is accusative after mahlen; werde is in position two and the infinitive mahlen goes to the end.
der Service — service; customer service
In everyday German, Service often means customer care in a shop, hotel or restaurant. It can also mean a set of matching dishes or household objects, but that use is less common for beginners.
Der Service ist heute sehr gut.
The service is very good today.
heute means today, and sehr gut means very good. Der Service is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Wir loben den Service.
We praise the service.
loben means praise. Den Service is accusative because loben takes a direct object; the masculine article changes from der to den.
Mit dem Service sind wir zufrieden.
We are satisfied with the service.
mit means with, and zufrieden means satisfied. Dem Service is dative because mit always takes the dative; the verb sind comes before wir because the prepositional phrase occupies position one.
Die Qualität des Services überzeugt mich.
The quality of the service convinces me.
die Qualität means the quality, and überzeugt means convinces. Des Services is genitive because it shows whose quality is meant; mich is accusative because it is the person affected by überzeugt.
Gute Services kosten oft mehr.
Good services often cost more.
gute means good, kosten means cost, and mehr means more. Services is nominative plural as the subject, and the plural verb kosten agrees with it.
Der Service im Hotel war ausgezeichnet.
The service at the hotel was excellent.
im Hotel means at the hotel, and ausgezeichnet means excellent. Der Service is the nominative subject, and war is the past form of sein in position two.
die Zubereitung — preparation; preparation method
die Zubereitung is formed from zubereiten with -ung and is feminine. It can mean the process of preparing food or the written method for preparing it.
Die Zubereitung dauert nur zehn Minuten.
The preparation takes only ten minutes.
dauert means takes or lasts, and nur zehn Minuten means only ten minutes. Die Zubereitung is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb dauert stands in position two.
Ich kenne die Zubereitung dieses Gerichts.
I know how to prepare this dish.
kenne means know, and dieses Gerichts means of this dish. die Zubereitung is accusative because kennen takes a direct object; dieses Gerichts is genitive and specifies what is being prepared.
Bei der Zubereitung hilft mir meine Schwester.
My sister helps me with the preparation.
bei means during or with, and hilft means helps. der Zubereitung is dative because bei requires the dative; meine Schwester is nominative, the subject of hilft.
Die Dauer der Zubereitung steht auf der Packung.
The duration of the preparation is written on the packet.
die Dauer means the duration, and die Packung means the packet or package. der Zubereitung is genitive because it specifies the duration; auf der Packung is dative because it describes a fixed location.
Die Zubereitungen in diesem Buch sind leicht.
The preparations in this book are easy.
in diesem Buch means in this book, and leicht means easy. Die Zubereitungen is plural and nominative because it is the subject; the plural verb sind stands in position two.