das Flugzeug

A1

airplane

English meaning
airplane
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Flugzeuge
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Flugzeug in a sentence

Das Flugzeug aus Berlin kommt heute später an.

The airplane from Berlin is arriving late today.

Declension of das Flugzeug

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Flugzeugdie Flugzeuge
Accusativedas Flugzeugdie Flugzeuge
Dativedem Flugzeugden Flugzeugen
Genitivedes Flugzeugesder Flugzeuge

Word family

das Flugzeug is built from der Flug (flight) and das Zeug (stuff, things). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Flugzeug comes from

etymologisch: im frühen 20. Jahrhundert nach dem Vorbild von Fahrzeug aus Flug und Zeug :strukturell: Determinativkompositum, zusammengesetzt aus den Substantiven Flug und Zeug

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Questions about Flugzeug

Is it der, die or das Flugzeug?

It is das Flugzeug — Flugzeug is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Flugzeuge.

What is the plural of Flugzeug?

The plural of das Flugzeug is die Flugzeuge.

What is the genitive of Flugzeug?

The genitive singular is des Flugzeuges. The dative plural is den Flugzeugen.

What does Flugzeug mean in English?

das Flugzeug means "airplane". For example: "Das Flugzeug aus Berlin kommt heute später an." — "The airplane from Berlin is arriving late today."

What level is Flugzeug in German?

Flugzeug is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the on the plane vocabulary.

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