das Vorspiel

B2

foreplay / prelude

English meaning
foreplay / prelude
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Vorspiels
Vocabulary package
Theatre & Performance

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Vorspiel in a sentence

Das Vorspiel zur Oper war sehr schön.

The prelude to the opera was very beautiful.

Declension of das Vorspiel

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Vorspieldie Vorspiels
Accusativedas Vorspieldie Vorspiels
Dativedem Vorspielden Vorspielen
Genitivedes Vorspielsder Vorspiels

Word family

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

Where Vorspiel comes from

[1] Ableitung des Substantivs zum Verb vorspielen durch Konversion :[2–5] präpositionales Rektionskompositum, zusammengesetzt aus der Präposition vor und dem Substantiv Spiel

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Questions about Vorspiel

Is it der, die or das Vorspiel?

It is das Vorspiel — Vorspiel is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Vorspiels.

What is the plural of Vorspiel?

The plural of das Vorspiel is die Vorspiels.

What is the genitive of Vorspiel?

The genitive singular is des Vorspiels. The dative plural is den Vorspielen.

What does Vorspiel mean in English?

das Vorspiel means "foreplay / prelude". For example: "Das Vorspiel zur Oper war sehr schön." — "The prelude to the opera was very beautiful."

What level is Vorspiel in German?

Vorspiel is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the theatre & performance vocabulary.

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