das Maschinengewehr
B2a machine gun
- English meaning
- a machine gun
- Gender
- das — neuter
- Plural
- die Maschinengewehre
- CEFR level
- B2 — Upper-Intermediate
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Maschinengewehr in a sentence
Soldaten benutzten Maschinengewehre in der Schlacht.
Soldiers used machine guns in the battle.
Declension of das Maschinengewehr
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Maschinengewehr | die Maschinengewehre |
| Accusative | das Maschinengewehr | die Maschinengewehre |
| Dative | dem Maschinengewehr | den Maschinengewehren |
| Genitive | des Maschinengewehrs | der Maschinengewehre |
Word family
das Maschinengewehr is built from die Maschine (machine). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where Maschinengewehr comes from
[1] Determinativkompositum aus Maschine, Fugenelement -n und Gewehr
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Questions about Maschinengewehr
Is it der, die or das Maschinengewehr?
It is das Maschinengewehr — Maschinengewehr is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Maschinengewehre.
What is the plural of Maschinengewehr?
The plural of das Maschinengewehr is die Maschinengewehre.
What is the genitive of Maschinengewehr?
The genitive singular is des Maschinengewehrs. The dative plural is den Maschinengewehren.
What does Maschinengewehr mean in English?
das Maschinengewehr means "a machine gun". For example: "Soldaten benutzten Maschinengewehre in der Schlacht." — "Soldiers used machine guns in the battle."
What level is Maschinengewehr in German?
Maschinengewehr is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the war & peace vocabulary.
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