# die Dose

die Dose is a German noun meaning “box”. Forms: der Dose, die Dosen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Dose
- Plural: die Dosen

## In other languages

- Русский: банка, коробка
- Українська: бляшанка, банка

## Noun

1. box (container made from metal or plastic, less often wood)
2. tin, can (air-tight container for food)
3. socket
4. _diminutive · colloquial_ vagina, vulva

## Noun

1. a (small) moor in northwestern Germany (now chiefly in placenames)
   - Bockholter Dose, Esterweger Dose, Ginger Dose, Molberger Dose, Speller Dose, Staverner Dose, Sumpfmoor Dose, Tinner Dose

## Examples

- Tom machte sich zum Abendbrot eine Dose Ravioli warm. — Tom heated a tin of ravioli up for tea.
- Ich hätte gerne zwei Dosen Tomaten. — I'd like two cans of tomatoes.
- Ich mag Obst aus Dosen. — I like tinned fruit.
- Ist es in Ordnung, wenn ich eine Dose öffne? — Is it OK if I open a can?
- Es sind sechs Fische in der Dose. — There are six fish inside the tin can.

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