Definition
Enjoyment, amusement, or an activity that entertains someone.
Translations
- English
- fun
- Français
- plaisir
- Türkçe
- eğlence
- Polski
- zabawa
- Русский
- веселье
- Українська
- веселощі
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Spaß
- A1
- Noun
- Emotions & Personality
fun
/deːɐ̯ ˈʃpaːs/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Emotions & PersonalityPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Beim Lernen darf der Spaß nicht fehlen.NominativSing.Learning should also be fun.
- Das Spiel macht allen Spaß.AkkusativSing.Everyone enjoys the game.
- Die Kinder spielen zum Spaß.DativSing.The children are playing for fun.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Spaß/ʃpaːs/
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Article phrase
der Spaß/deːɐ̯ ˈʃpaːs/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Spaß | — |
| Akkusativ | den Spaß | — |
| Dativ | dem Spaß | — |
| Genitiv | des Spaßes | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationSpaß machen
- CollocationSpaß haben
- Prepositional constructionzum Spaßzu + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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