Polyglot Dictionary

Spielsache

/ˈʃpiːlˌzaxə/

die 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
die Spielsachen

Meaning

  1. toy

    Built from spielen (to play) + Sache (thing).

    • Das Kind räumte seine Spielsachen weg.

      The child put away its toys.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • spielen to play
  • Sache thing

Similar words

spielzeug

Spielsache and Spielzeug are close synonyms for "toy," largely interchangeable; Spielzeug is more common.

Similar in other languages

French

jouet

jouet is the French word for the same thing — both mean "toy."

Portuguese

brinquedo

brinquedo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "toy."

Practice

1 What does Spielsache mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Kind räumte seine ___ weg.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Spielsache?

See also

nouncompound

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