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das Lustspiel

C1

comedy

English meaning
comedy
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Lustspiele
CEFR level
C1Advanced
Vocabulary package
Theatre & Performance

Lustspiel in a sentence

Das Lustspiel von Molière macht das Publikum zum Lachen.

Molière's comedy makes the audience laugh.

Declension of das Lustspiel

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Lustspieldie Lustspiele
Accusativedas Lustspieldie Lustspiele
Dativedem Lustspielden Lustspielen
Genitivedes Lustspielsder Lustspiele

Word family

das Lustspiel is built from das Spiel (game, play) and die Lust (desire, pleasure). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Lustspiel comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Lust und Spiel

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Questions about Lustspiel

Is it der, die or das Lustspiel?

It is das Lustspiel — Lustspiel is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Lustspiele.

What is the plural of Lustspiel?

The plural of das Lustspiel is die Lustspiele.

What is the genitive of Lustspiel?

The genitive singular is des Lustspiels. The dative plural is den Lustspielen.

What does Lustspiel mean in English?

das Lustspiel means "comedy". For example: "Das Lustspiel von Molière macht das Publikum zum Lachen." — "Molière's comedy makes the audience laugh."

What level is Lustspiel in German?

Lustspiel is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the theatre & performance vocabulary.

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