Noun
das Fake
Pronunciation: /fɛɪ̯k/
fake, rip-off (inferior copy)
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plural Fakes
Meanings
Noun
- fake, rip-off (inferior copy)
- fake (fraudulent presentation, such as a staged video)
Example sentence
Die Uhr war leider ein Fake vom Markt.
Unfortunately the watch was a fake from the market.
Word forms
singular
das Fake
plural
die Fakes
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Fake
Accusativedas Fake
Dativedem Fake
Genitivedes Fakes
Plural
Nominativedie Fakes
Accusativedie Fakes
Dativeden Fakes
Genitiveder Fakes
Usage
- ein Fake / eine Fälschung — A fake or forgery; Fake is colloquial.
- der oder das Fake — Both genders occur; the plural is die Fakes.
Das angeblich alte Bild erwies sich als Fake.
The supposedly old picture turned out to be a fake.