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At the hotel desk you ask for your 'Schlüssel'. What do you want?

Schlüssel means key.

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  1. Your key ✔
  2. Your bill
  3. Your suitcase

Why: Der Schlüssel is the key. Duden defines it as the object that opens and closes a lock. The bill is die Rechnung and a suitcase is der Koffer.

Huh, didn't know that: Duden also lists Schlüssel as the short form of Schraubenschlüssel, which is a wrench.

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Answer: Your key. Der Schlüssel is the key. Duden defines it as the object that opens and closes a lock. The bill is die Rechnung and a suitcase is der Koffer.

  1. Wiktionary: Schlüssel en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Schlüssel
    a key Der Schlüssel passt nicht. The key doesn't fit.
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. Duden: Schlüssel www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Schluessel
    Gegenstand zum Öffnen und Schließen eines Schlosses
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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