das Picknick

B1

picnic

English meaning
picnic
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Picknicks
Vocabulary package
Hiking & the Outdoors

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Picknick in a sentence

Am Sonntag machen wir ein Picknick.

On Sunday we are having a picnic.

Declension of das Picknick

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Picknickdie Picknicks
Accusativedas Picknickdie Picknicks
Dativedem Picknickden Picknicks
Genitivedes Picknicksder Picknicks

Where Picknick comes from

Deutsche etymologische Wörterbücher geben an, das Wort Picknick gehe auf das französische pique-nique zurück, möglicherweise auch piquenique geschrieben.

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Questions about Picknick

Is it der, die or das Picknick?

It is das Picknick — Picknick is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Picknicks.

What is the plural of Picknick?

The plural of das Picknick is die Picknicks.

What is the genitive of Picknick?

The genitive singular is des Picknicks. The dative plural is den Picknicks.

What does Picknick mean in English?

das Picknick means "picnic". For example: "Am Sonntag machen wir ein Picknick." — "On Sunday we are having a picnic."

What level is Picknick in German?

Picknick is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the hiking & the outdoors vocabulary.

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