die Waage

B2

scale / balance

English meaning
scale / balance
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Waagen

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Waage in a sentence

Ich wog die Zutaten auf der Waage ab.

I weighed the ingredients on the scale.

Declension of die Waage

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Waagedie Waagen
Accusativedie Waagedie Waagen
Dativeder Waageden Waagen
Genitiveder Waageder Waagen

Word family

Words built on Waage:

Where Waage comes from

althochdeutsch (8. Jahrhundert) wāga, mittelhochdeutsch wāge mit der Bedeutung „Waage, öffentliche/städtische Waage“, aber auch „Gewicht, Schwere“, wobei diese alte Bedeutung auch vereinzelt bis ins 18. Jahrhundert bewahrt wird.

Words that go with Waage

Questions about Waage

Is it der, die or das Waage?

It is die Waage — Waage is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Waagen.

What is the plural of Waage?

The plural of die Waage is die Waagen.

What is the genitive of Waage?

The genitive singular is der Waage. The dative plural is den Waagen.

What does Waage mean in English?

die Waage means "scale / balance". For example: "Ich wog die Zutaten auf der Waage ab." — "I weighed the ingredients on the scale."

What level is Waage in German?

Waage is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.

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