In German, "box" is die Schachtel. It is a noun.
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Buy on SteamIn German, "box" is die Schachtel. It is a noun. The word is spelled die Schachtel and pronounced as written, following German pronunciation rules.
German nouns have three genders: masculine (der), feminine (die), and neuter (das). The gender of die Schachtel should be learnt together with the word itself.
Use die Schachtel as you would use the equivalent noun in English. In German, word order and agreement rules determine how die Schachtel fits into a sentence.
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