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Kette

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nounfeminine
  1. chainseries of interconnected rings, usually of metal
  2. necklace, bracelet, ankletthin chain worn as jewelry
  3. chain, shackle, fetterchain used to bind a person or animal
  4. chain, seriesnumber of following items or events
  5. chain of businesses; company with several chain stores

Forms

Declension

singularplural
nominativeKetteKetten
genitiveKetteKetten
dativeKetteKetten
accusativeKetteKetten

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Used in the library

  • Ein Schmied hat eine Kette repariert.A blacksmith mended a chain.A2Bertha Benz fährt nach Pforzheim — Bertha Benz Drives to Pforzheim
  • Eine Kette hält das Tor, kein Schloss.A chain holds the gate, not a lock.B1Noch einmal, bitte (11) — Once more, please (11) (B1)
  • Ihr Schmuck ist eine Kette von der Großmutter.Her jewellery is one chain from her grandmother.B1Noch einmal, bitte (12) — Once more, please (12) (B1)
  • Die Kette am Fahrrad springt bergauf immer ab.The chain on the bike always comes off going uphill.B1Noch einmal, bitte (4) — Once more, please (4) (B1)

Other ways to say it

  • Fesselfetter, shackle; pastern
  • Folgesequence; consequence
  • Reiherow; rank, succession, series, sequence, range

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