Handvoll

dieNoun

handful

English translations

  1. 01

    handful

Word details

German meaning
Eine Menge, die man in einer Hand halten kann; eine kleine Menge.
English meaning
handful
Synonym
wenige, geringe Menge
German example
Ich habe nur eine Handvoll Nüsse gegessen.
English example
I only ate a handful of nuts.
Type
Noun
Article
die
Singular Form
die Handvoll
Plural Form
die Handvoll

Example sentences with “Handvoll”

  1. Er nahm eine Handvoll Nüsse. (He took a handful of nuts.)

Frequently asked questions

How to use Handvoll in a sentence?

It is feminine (die Handvoll). It is often used as a quantifier.