Trauerspiel

/ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐˌʃpiːl/

das noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Trauerspiele

Meaning

  1. tragedy (play); sorry spectacle

    • Das Spiel war ein Trauerspiel.

      The match was a sorry spectacle.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

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English

disaster

Close — a sorry spectacle relates to a disaster.

Practice

1 What does Trauerspiel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Spiel war ein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Trauerspiel?

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