die Schwimmweste

A2

life jacket

English meaning
life jacket
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Schwimmwesten
Vocabulary package
Water Sports & Swimming

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Schwimmweste in a sentence

Kinder tragen beim Rudern eine Schwimmweste.

Children wear a life jacket while rowing.

Declension of die Schwimmweste

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Schwimmwestedie Schwimmwesten
Accusativedie Schwimmwestedie Schwimmwesten
Dativeder Schwimmwesteden Schwimmwesten
Genitiveder Schwimmwesteder Schwimmwesten

Word family

die Schwimmweste is built from die Weste (waistcoat). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about Schwimmweste

Is it der, die or das Schwimmweste?

It is die Schwimmweste — Schwimmweste is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Schwimmwesten.

What is the plural of Schwimmweste?

The plural of die Schwimmweste is die Schwimmwesten.

What is the genitive of Schwimmweste?

The genitive singular is der Schwimmweste. The dative plural is den Schwimmwesten.

What does Schwimmweste mean in English?

die Schwimmweste means "life jacket". For example: "Kinder tragen beim Rudern eine Schwimmweste." — "Children wear a life jacket while rowing."

What level is Schwimmweste in German?

Schwimmweste is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the water sports & swimming vocabulary.

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