Definition
A meal eaten outdoors using food that has been brought along.
Translations
- English
- picnic
- Français
- pique-nique
- Türkçe
- piknik
- Polski
- piknik
- Русский
- пикник
- Українська
- пікнік
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Picknick
- A1
- Noun
- Leisure & Hobbies
- Food & Drink
- Nature & Environment
picnic
/das ˈpɪkˌnɪk/
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
- Picknicks
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Leisure & HobbiesPrimaryFood & DrinkNature & Environment
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Picknick beginnt um zwölf Uhr.NominativSing.The picnic starts at twelve o'clock.
- Am See machen wir ein Picknick.AkkusativSing.We have a picnic by the lake.
- Für das Picknick nehmen wir Brot und Obst mit.AkkusativSing.We take bread and fruit with us for the picnic.
- Beim Picknick essen wir gemeinsam.DativSing.We eat together at the picnic.
- Die Picknicks finden im Park statt.NominativPlur.The picnics take place in the park.
- Wir planen zwei Picknicks.AkkusativPlur.We are planning two picnics.
- Bei den Picknicks bringen alle etwas mit.DativPlur.Everyone brings something to the picnics.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Picknick/ˈpɪkˌnɪk/
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Article phrase
das Picknick/das ˈpɪkˌnɪk/
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Plural
Picknicks/ˈpɪknɪks/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Picknick | die Picknicks |
| Akkusativ | das Picknick | die Picknicks |
| Dativ | dem Picknick | den Picknicks |
| Genitiv | des Picknicks | der Picknicks |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein Picknick machen
- Collocationein Picknick vorbereiten
- Prepositional constructionzu einem Picknick einladenzu + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termMahlzeit — meal
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word