das Spielzeug

B1

toy

English meaning
toy
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Spielzeuge
Vocabulary package
Games & Puzzles

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Spielzeug in a sentence

Zu Weihnachten wünschen sich die Kinder vor allem Spielzeug.

At Christmas the children mainly wish for toys.

Declension of das Spielzeug

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Spielzeugdie Spielzeuge
Accusativedas Spielzeugdie Spielzeuge
Dativedem Spielzeugden Spielzeugen
Genitivedes Spielzeugsder Spielzeuge

Word family

das Spielzeug is built from das Spiel (game, play) and das Zeug (stuff, things). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Spielzeug comes from

Determinativkompositum aus dem Stamm des Verbs spielen und Zeug

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Questions about Spielzeug

Is it der, die or das Spielzeug?

It is das Spielzeug — Spielzeug is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Spielzeuge.

What is the plural of Spielzeug?

The plural of das Spielzeug is die Spielzeuge.

What is the genitive of Spielzeug?

The genitive singular is des Spielzeugs. The dative plural is den Spielzeugen.

What does Spielzeug mean in English?

das Spielzeug means "toy". For example: "Zu Weihnachten wünschen sich die Kinder vor allem Spielzeug." — "At Christmas the children mainly wish for toys."

What level is Spielzeug in German?

Spielzeug is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the games & puzzles vocabulary.

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