das Handwerk
B2craft/trade
- English meaning
- craft/trade
- Gender
- das — neuter
- Plural
- die Handwerke
- CEFR level
- B2 — Upper-Intermediate
- Vocabulary package
- Trades & Manual Work
- Dictionary
- German words with H
Handwerk in a sentence
Das Handwerk erfordert viel Geschicklichkeit und Erfahrung.
Craft requires a lot of skill and experience.
Declension of das Handwerk
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Handwerk | die Handwerke |
| Accusative | das Handwerk | die Handwerke |
| Dative | dem Handwerk | den Handwerken |
| Genitive | des Handwerks | der Handwerke |
Word family
das Handwerk is built from die Hand (hand) and das Werk (work, plant, factory). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
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Where Handwerk comes from
etymologisch: von mittelhochdeutsch hantwerc, althochdeutsch hantwerc „Handarbeit“, belegt seit dem 11. Jahrhundert, heutige Bedeutung seit dem Mittelhochdeutschen :strukturell: Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Hand und Werk
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Questions about Handwerk
Is it der, die or das Handwerk?
It is das Handwerk — Handwerk is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Handwerke.
What is the plural of Handwerk?
The plural of das Handwerk is die Handwerke.
What is the genitive of Handwerk?
The genitive singular is des Handwerks. The dative plural is den Handwerken.
What does Handwerk mean in English?
das Handwerk means "craft/trade". For example: "Das Handwerk erfordert viel Geschicklichkeit und Erfahrung." — "Craft requires a lot of skill and experience."
What level is Handwerk in German?
Handwerk is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the trades & manual work vocabulary.
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