Noun
das Ass
Pronunciation: /ʔas/
ace
B2
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plural Asse
Meanings
Noun
- ace
- ace (a playing card)
- a person who is extremely good at (at least) one discipline
- hole in one
Example sentence
Beim wichtigsten Punkt schlug sie ein sauberes Ass.
At the most important point she hit a clean ace.
Word forms
singular
das Ass
plural
die Asse
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Ass
Accusativedas Ass
Dativedem Ass
Genitivedes Asses
Plural
Nominativedie Asse
Accusativedie Asse
Dativeden Assen
Genitiveder Asse
Usage
- ein Ass schlagen — serve an ace in tennis
- ein Ass im Ärmel haben — figuratively: have an ace up one's sleeve
Mit einem Ass beendete sie das Aufschlagspiel.
She ended the service game with an ace.