Definition
A powered aircraft with fixed wings that transports people or goods through the air.
Translations
- English
- aeroplane
- Français
- avion
- Türkçe
- uçak
- Polski
- samolot
- Русский
- самолёт
- Українська
- літак
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Flugzeug
- A1
- Noun
- Travel & Transport
aeroplane
/das ˈfluːk.t͡sɔʏk/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Flugzeuge
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Travel & TransportPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Flugzeug startet pünktlich.NominativSing.The airplane takes off on time.
- Wir sehen das Flugzeug am Himmel.AkkusativSing.We see the airplane in the sky.
- Die Passagiere nähern sich dem Flugzeug.DativSing.The passengers approach the airplane.
- Die Farbe des Flugzeugs ist weiß.GenitivSing.The airplane’s color is white.
- Die Flugzeuge starten pünktlich.NominativPlur.The airplanes take off on time.
- Wir sehen die Flugzeuge am Himmel.AkkusativPlur.We see the airplanes in the sky.
- Die Passagiere nähern sich den Flugzeugen.DativPlur.The passengers approach the airplanes.
- Die Flügel der Flugzeuge sind groß.GenitivPlur.The wings of the airplanes are large.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Flugzeug/ˈfluːk.t͡sɔʏk/
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Article phrase
das Flugzeug/das ˈfluːk.t͡sɔʏk/
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Plural
Flugzeuge/ˈfluːk.t͡sɔʏ.ɡə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Flugzeug | die Flugzeuge |
| Akkusativ | das Flugzeug | die Flugzeuge |
| Dativ | dem Flugzeug | den Flugzeugen |
| Genitiv | des Flugzeugs | der Flugzeuge |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein Flugzeug landen lassen
- Collocationein Flugzeug steuern
- Verb constructionein Flugzeug sehen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Flugzeug fliegenmit + Dativ
- Sentence patternDas Flugzeug hebt ab.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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