Noun
der Gürtel
Pronunciation: /ˈɡʏʁtəl/
belt (band worn around the waist)
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plural Gürtel
Meanings
Noun
- belt (band worn around the waist)
- belt; strip (e.g. of villages around a city, etc.)
Example sentence
Ich muss den Gürtel enger schnallen.
I have to tighten my belt.
Word forms
singular
der Gürtel
plural
die Gürtel
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Gürtel
Accusativeden Gürtel
Dativedem Gürtel
Genitivedes Gürtels
Plural
Nominativedie Gürtel
Accusativedie Gürtel
Dativeden Gürteln
Genitiveder Gürtel
Usage
- einen Gürtel tragen — Wear a belt around the waist.
- den Gürtel enger schnallen — Can literally mean tighten a belt or figuratively cut spending.
Der Gürtel hält die weite Hose an ihrem Platz.
The belt keeps the loose trousers in place.