noun
corner
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Means 'corner' (where two walls or lines meet), 'nook' or 'angle'. Feminine noun (die Ecke), plural Ecken, regular declension. Commonly used with prepositions: in der Ecke, an der Ecke. Not irregular. Used for room corners, street corners or page corners and figurative tight spots.
Examples
Die Katze sitzt in der Ecke.
The cat is sitting in the corner.
Das Café wurde an der Ecke eröffnet, nachdem die Renovierung abgeschlossen war.
The café was opened on the corner after the renovation had been completed.
Um die Ecke ist ein Supermarkt.
There's a supermarket around the corner.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a sharp corner on a table—the German word 'Ecke' sounds short like a corner
die — imagine 'die Ecke' as a fixed place (feminine)
Notes
Common everyday noun. Plural is Ecken.