Definition
A short funny story or statement intended to make people laugh.
Translations
- English
- joke
- Français
- blague
- Türkçe
- şaka
- Polski
- dowcip
- Русский
- шутка
- Українська
- жарт
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Witz
- A2
- Noun
- Communication
- Emotions & Personality
joke
/deːɐ̯ ˈvɪt͡s/
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
- Witze
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- CommunicationPrimaryEmotions & Personality
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Witz funktioniert nur, wenn man den Zusammenhang kennt.NominativSing.The joke only works if you know the context.
- Er erzählt einen lustigen Witz.AkkusativSing.He tells a funny joke.
- Über diesen Witz mussten alle lachen.DativSing.Everyone had to laugh at this joke.
- Die Pointe des Witzes kam völlig unerwartet.GenitivSing.The punchline of the joke was completely unexpected.
- Die Witze des Komikers sind oft sehr trocken.NominativPlur.The comedian’s jokes are often very dry.
- Im Internet findet man viele schlechte Witze.AkkusativPlur.You can find many bad jokes on the internet.
- Mit solchen Witzen gewinnt man keine neuen Freunde.DativPlur.You do not make new friends with jokes like that.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Witz/vɪt͡s/
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Article phrase
der Witz/deːɐ̯ ˈvɪt͡s/
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Plural
Witze/ˈvɪt͡sə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Witz | die Witze |
| Akkusativ | den Witz | die Witze |
| Dativ | dem Witz | den Witzen |
| Genitiv | des Witzes | der Witze |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationguter Witz
- Collocationeinen Witz erzählen
- Sentence patternDas ist doch nur ein Witz.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymScherz
A prank can involve an action; a joke is usually a funny story or statement.
- Semantically relatedHumor — sense of humor
Humor refers to the ability or manner of being funny, not to a single statement.
- Semantically relatedPointe
- Related termAnekdote
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
- WitzRoot or stem
Word family
- witzig
- Witzbold
- Witzchen