Polyglot Dictionary

Besen

/ˈbeːzn̩/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural (same form)
die Besen

Meaning

  1. broom

    • Sie fegt den Boden mit einem Besen.

      She's sweeping the floor with a broom.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

balai

balai is the French word for the same thing — both mean "broom."

Portuguese

vassoura

vassoura is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "broom."

Practice

1 What does Besen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie fegt den Boden mit einem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Besen?

See also

nounhomeeveryday

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