der Schwitzkasten

B2

a headlock

English meaning
a headlock
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Schwitzkästen
Vocabulary package
Individual Sports

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Schwitzkasten in a sentence

Der Ringer hielt seinen Gegner im Schwitzkasten.

The wrestler held his opponent in a headlock.

Declension of der Schwitzkasten

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Schwitzkastendie Schwitzkästen
Accusativeden Schwitzkastendie Schwitzkästen
Dativedem Schwitzkastenden Schwitzkästen
Genitivedes Schwitzkastensder Schwitzkästen

Word family

der Schwitzkasten is built from der Kasten (box). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Schwitzkasten comes from

Determinativkompositum aus dem Stamm des Verbs schwitzen und dem Substantiv Kasten

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Questions about Schwitzkasten

Is it der, die or das Schwitzkasten?

It is der Schwitzkasten — Schwitzkasten is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Schwitzkästen.

What is the plural of Schwitzkasten?

The plural of der Schwitzkasten is die Schwitzkästen.

What is the genitive of Schwitzkasten?

The genitive singular is des Schwitzkastens. The dative plural is den Schwitzkästen.

What does Schwitzkasten mean in English?

der Schwitzkasten means "a headlock". For example: "Der Ringer hielt seinen Gegner im Schwitzkasten." — "The wrestler held his opponent in a headlock."

What level is Schwitzkasten in German?

Schwitzkasten is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the individual sports vocabulary.

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