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Vocab: Shopping — A2 (2)
Shopping vocabulary at A2 level.
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versandkostenfrei — free of shipping costs, with free delivery
Versandkostenfrei describes an offer or delivery for which the customer pays no shipping costs. Its comparison forms are uncommon but grammatically possible: versandkostenfreier and am versandkostenfreiesten.
Die Lieferung ist versandkostenfrei.
Delivery is free of shipping costs.
Die Lieferung means the delivery, and ist means is. Versandkostenfrei is predicative, so it has no adjective ending after ist; the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Wir bestellen eine versandkostenfreie Lieferung.
We are ordering a delivery with free shipping.
bestellen means to order, and eine Lieferung means a delivery. Versandkostenfreie stands before Lieferung and takes the -e ending after the feminine accusative article eine; the whole noun phrase is the accusative object of bestellen.
Dieses Angebot ist versandkostenfreier als das andere.
This offer has cheaper shipping than the other one.
Dieses Angebot means this offer, and das andere means the other one. Versandkostenfreier is the comparative form and is followed by als when two offers are compared; after ist, the adjective is predicative and takes no ending.
Dieser Händler liefert am versandkostenfreiesten.
This retailer offers the cheapest shipping.
Dieser Händler means this retailer, and liefert means delivers or offers delivery. Am versandkostenfreiesten is the superlative in the am ...-sten form; it is predicative and therefore has no adjective ending.
das Warenhaus — department store
Das Warenhaus is a traditional word for a large department store with several departments. The plural is Warenhäuser, with an umlaut in Häuser.
Das Warenhaus ist heute geschlossen.
The department store is closed today.
heute means today and geschlossen means closed. Das Warenhaus is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb ist is in position two.
Wir besuchen das Warenhaus am Samstag.
We are visiting the department store on Saturday.
besuchen means to visit and am Samstag means on Saturday. Das Warenhaus is accusative because besuchen takes a direct object.
Wir kaufen im Warenhaus eine Jacke.
We are buying a jacket in the department store.
kaufen means to buy and die Jacke is the jacket. Im Warenhaus means in the department store; in takes dative here because it describes a fixed location, not movement into it.
Die Schaufenster des Warenhauses sind hell.
The department store's display windows are bright.
die Schaufenster are the display windows and hell means bright. Des Warenhauses is genitive because it means of the department store and shows which windows are meant.
In der Innenstadt gibt es mehrere Warenhäuser.
There are several department stores in the city centre.
die Innenstadt is the city centre and mehrere means several. Warenhäuser is the plural of Warenhaus; after es gibt, the thing that exists is accusative, although the plural form looks the same as nominative.
der Warenkorb — shopping basket; shopping cart
Der Warenkorb means a physical shopping basket and, especially on a website, an online shopping cart. Its plural is Warenkörbe, with an umlaut in Körbe.
Der Warenkorb ist noch leer.
The shopping cart is still empty.
noch means still and leer means empty. Der Warenkorb is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Ich öffne den Warenkorb.
I open the shopping cart.
öffnen means to open. Den Warenkorb is accusative because it is the direct object of öffne; the masculine article changes from der to den.
Im Warenkorb liegen drei Bücher.
There are three books in the shopping cart.
liegen means are lying or are located, and drei Bücher means three books. Im Warenkorb is a dative location phrase because in describes where the books are.
Der Inhalt des Warenkorbs kostet 40 Euro.
The contents of the shopping cart cost 40 euros.
der Inhalt means the contents and kosten means to cost. Des Warenkorbs is genitive because it means of the shopping cart and identifies whose contents are meant.
Die Warenkörbe stehen neben der Kasse.
The shopping carts are next to the checkout.
stehen means are standing, neben means next to, and die Kasse is the checkout or cash desk. Warenkörbe is the plural of Warenkorb, while der Kasse is dative after neben because it describes a fixed position.
das Werbegeschenk — promotional gift, giveaway
Das Werbegeschenk is usually a small branded item given free of charge for advertising. It is a compound of Werbung (advertising) and Geschenk (gift).
Das Werbegeschenk liegt auf dem Tisch.
The promotional gift is on the table.
liegt means is lying, and der Tisch is the table. Das Werbegeschenk is nominative because it is the subject; auf dem Tisch describes a fixed location and therefore uses the dative.
Ich nehme das Werbegeschenk mit.
I take the promotional gift with me.
nehme ... mit means take along, and mit means along or with. Das Werbegeschenk is accusative because mitnehmen takes a direct object; the separable prefix mit goes to the end of the main clause.
Die Verkäuferin gibt dem Werbegeschenk eine Karte bei.
The saleswoman adds a card to the promotional gift.
die Verkäuferin is the saleswoman, gibt ... bei means adds, and eine Karte is a card. Dem Werbegeschenk is dative because it is the recipient or associated object of beigeben; the prefix bei stands at the end.
Die Verpackung des Werbegeschenks ist blau.
The packaging of the promotional gift is blue.
die Verpackung is the packaging, and blau means blue. Des Werbegeschenks is genitive because it identifies whose packaging it is; the neuter noun adds -s after the article des.
Die Firma verteilt Werbegeschenke auf der Messe.
The company distributes promotional gifts at the trade fair.
die Firma is the company, verteilt means distributes, and die Messe is the trade fair. Werbegeschenke is plural and accusative because it is the direct object of verteilen; the plural has -e.
der Wochenmarkt — weekly market
A Wochenmarkt is usually an open-air food market held on particular days, not simply any shop open during the week. The compound combines Woche with Markt.
Der Wochenmarkt findet jeden Mittwoch statt.
The weekly market takes place every Wednesday.
stattfinden means to take place, and jeden Mittwoch means every Wednesday. Der Wochenmarkt is nominative because it is the subject. Stattfinden is separable, so the finite part findet is in position two and statt goes to the end.
Ich besuche den Wochenmarkt.
I visit the weekly market.
besuchen means to visit. Ich means I. Den Wochenmarkt is accusative because it is the direct object of besuche; the masculine article changes from der to den.
Auf dem Wochenmarkt kaufe ich Äpfel.
I buy apples at the weekly market.
Äpfel means apples, and kaufen means to buy. Auf dem Wochenmarkt means at the weekly market; auf takes dative for a fixed location, so dem Wochenmarkt is dative.
Die Preise des Wochenmarktes sind oft niedriger.
The prices of the weekly market are often lower.
die Preise means the prices, and niedriger means lower. oft means often. Des Wochenmarktes is genitive because it specifies which market's prices; the masculine article is des and the noun adds -es.
In unserer Stadt gibt es mehrere Wochenmärkte.
There are several weekly markets in our town.
unsere Stadt means our town or city, and mehrere means several. Es gibt means there is or there are and always takes an accusative object, so mehrere Wochenmärkte is accusative plural.
zurückschicken — to send back, to return; to send someone back
This separable verb normally takes an accusative object, such as etwas zurückschicken. Its perfect is formed with haben, not sein.
Ich schicke die Schuhe morgen zurück.
I am sending the shoes back tomorrow.
die Schuhe means the shoes, and morgen means tomorrow. Die Schuhe is accusative because it is the object of schicken; the finite verb schicke is in position two and zurück moves to the end.
Wir haben das Paket gestern zurückgeschickt.
We sent the parcel back yesterday.
das Paket is the parcel and gestern means yesterday. The perfect uses haben plus zurückgeschickt at the end; das Paket is accusative because it is what we sent back.
Sie schickte den Mantel zurück.
She sent the coat back.
sie means she and der Mantel is the coat. The simple-past form schickte stands in position two, while the separable zurück goes to the end; den Mantel is accusative as the object.
Schick bitte die Rechnung zurück!
Please send the invoice back!
bitte means please and die Rechnung is the invoice. This is the du imperative, so schick begins the command and zurück goes to the end; the invoice is accusative because it is being sent.
Ich würde den Artikel zurückschicken, wenn er kaputt wäre.
I would send the item back if it were broken.
der Artikel means the item and kaputt means broken. Würde expresses a hypothetical situation and the complete infinitive zurückschicken stays together at the end; den Artikel is accusative.
Morgen werde ich die Schuhe zurückschicken.
Tomorrow I will send the shoes back.
morgen means tomorrow and die Schuhe means the shoes. Future tense uses werde in position two and the complete infinitive zurückschicken at the end; the shoes are accusative.
Der Lehrer schickt den Schüler nach Hause zurück.
The teacher sends the pupil home.
der Lehrer is the teacher, der Schüler is the pupil, and nach Hause means home. Den Schüler is accusative because he is the person sent; the finite verb is in position two and zurück is separated to the end.
Die Polizei hat ihn zurückgeschickt.
The police sent him back.
die Polizei means the police and ihn means him. Ihn is accusative as the person sent back, and the perfect puts zurückgeschickt at the end after hat.