noun
trash bin, garbage can, wheelie bin
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Mülltonne means trash bin, garbage can or wheelie bin. It’s a feminine noun (die Mülltonne) with plural Mülltonnen. It’s a compound (Müll + Tonne) and declines regularly. Use articles and cases (e.g., in die Mülltonne, der Mülltonne). Not a verb; regional variants exist for containers.
Examples
In unserer Stadt haben fast alle Haushalte eine blaue Mülltonne.
In our town almost every household has a blue wheelie bin.
Die Mülltonne ist voll.
The garbage bin is full.
Der Nachbar stellte die Mülltonne an die Straße, obwohl der Wind stark wehte und die Tüten herausfielen.
The neighbor put the garbage bin at the street even though the wind blew strongly and the bags fell out.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a large wheelie bin with a sticker that says 'Müll' in front of a house.
Sounds like 'mule-ton-ne' — imagine a mule pulling a big bin.
die Mülltonne (feminine): think of 'die Tonne' as a big container — 'die' for Tonne.
Notes
Common everyday word for the container used to store household waste before collection. Regional variations may exist (e.g., 'Müllkübel', 'Abfalltonne').