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Karussell

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Noun

das Karussell

Pronunciation: /ˌkaʁʊˈsɛl/

carousel (US), merry-go-round (UK) (amusement ride)

C2 rank #10,382 plural Karussells

Meanings

Noun
  1. carousel (US), merry-go-round (UK) (amusement ride)
  2. merry-go-round (US), roundabout (UK) (piece of playground equipment)

Example sentence

Mir wird schlecht, wenn ich mit zu vielen Karussells fahre.

I feel sick when I go on too many carousels.

Word forms

singular das Karussell
plural die Karussells

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedas Karussell
Accusativedas Karussell
Dativedem Karussell
Genitivedes Karussells

Plural

Nominativedie Karussells
Accusativedie Karussells
Dativeden Karussells
Genitiveder Karussells

Usage

  • Karussell fahren — to ride a merry-go-round or carousel; German uses fahren
  • das Karussell / die Karussells — carousel / carousels; plural adds -s
Extra sentence

Das beleuchtete Karussell drehte sich langsam im Abendlicht.

The illuminated merry-go-round turned slowly in the evening light.