Noun
der Kasper
clown, goofball (a silly person)
C1
rank #8,501
plural Kasper
Meanings
Noun
- clown, goofball (a silly person)
- Kasper (the clown puppet of German puppet theatre)
Example sentence
Mein Freund ist wirklich ein Kasper.
My friend is really a clown.
Word forms
singular
der Kasper
plural
die Kasper
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Kasper
Accusativeden Kasper
Dativedem Kasper
Genitivedes Kaspers
Plural
Nominativedie Kasper
Accusativedie Kasper
Dativeden Kaspern
Genitiveder Kasper
Usage
- den Kasper spielen — play the fool; informal and potentially dismissive
- Kasper / Kasperfigur — a silly person / the traditional puppet character
Hör auf, den Kasper zu spielen, und hilf uns beim Aufräumen.
Stop playing the fool and help us tidy up.