Noun
der Klotz
Pronunciation: /klɔt͡s/
block, log, chunk (piece of a hard material, especially wood, either unshaped or square-cut)
C2
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plural Klötze
Meanings
Noun
- block, log, chunk (piece of a hard material, especially wood, either unshaped or square-cut)
- block, edifice (massive, squat building)
- klutz (slow-witted, clumsy, lethargic person)
Example sentence
Der schwere Klotz versperrt den Weg zur Garage.
The heavy block is obstructing the way to the garage.
Word forms
singular
der Klotz
plural
die Klötze
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Klotz
Accusativeden Klotz
Dativedem Klotz
Genitivedes Klotzes
Plural
Nominativedie Klötze
Accusativedie Klötze
Dativeden Klötzen
Genitiveder Klötze
Usage
- ein Klotz aus Holz — A solid block of wood.
- ein Klotz am Bein — A burden or hindrance; an idiom.
Der Bildhauer formte aus dem Klotz eine kleine Figur.
The sculptor shaped the block into a small figure.