Noun
die Burka
burka (garment, worn by Muslim women, that covers the entire body)
C2
rank #9,079
plural Burkas
Meanings
Noun
- burka (garment, worn by Muslim women, that covers the entire body)
- burka (cloak, especially of felt or karakul, worn by men of the Caucasus region)
Example sentence
Im Dokumentarfilm trugen viele Frauen eine blaue Burka.
In the documentary many women wore a blue burka.
Word forms
singular
die Burka
plural
die Burkas
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Burka
Accusativedie Burka
Dativeder Burka
Genitiveder Burka
Plural
Nominativedie Burkas
Accusativedie Burkas
Dativeden Burkas
Genitiveder Burkas
Usage
- eine Burka tragen — Wear a burka, a full-body covering including a face covering.
- Burka / Kopftuch — A full-body garment versus a headscarf; the words are not interchangeable.
Im Film beschreibt sie die blaue Burka ihrer Mutter.
In the film, she describes her mother's blue burka.