die Schallplatte

B2

record / disk

English meaning
record / disk
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Schallplatten
Vocabulary package
Music & Instruments

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Schallplatte in a sentence

Die Schallplatte dreht sich im alten Plattenspieler.

The record spins in the old record player.

Declension of die Schallplatte

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Schallplattedie Schallplatten
Accusativedie Schallplattedie Schallplatten
Dativeder Schallplatteden Schallplatten
Genitiveder Schallplatteder Schallplatten

Word family

die Schallplatte is built from der Schall (sound Think physics). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Schallplatte comes from

Determinativkompositum, zusammengesetzt aus den Substantiven Schall und Platte

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Questions about Schallplatte

Is it der, die or das Schallplatte?

It is die Schallplatte — Schallplatte is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Schallplatten.

What is the plural of Schallplatte?

The plural of die Schallplatte is die Schallplatten.

What is the genitive of Schallplatte?

The genitive singular is der Schallplatte. The dative plural is den Schallplatten.

What does Schallplatte mean in English?

die Schallplatte means "record / disk". For example: "Die Schallplatte dreht sich im alten Plattenspieler." — "The record spins in the old record player."

What level is Schallplatte in German?

Schallplatte is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the music & instruments vocabulary.

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