Vokabahn

Laster

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Noun

der Laster

Pronunciation: /ˈlastɐ/

truck, lorry (motor vehicle for transporting goods)

B1 rank #5,999 plural Laster

Meanings

Noun
  1. truck, lorry (motor vehicle for transporting goods)
  2. vice (bad habit)

Example sentence

Rauchen ist sein einziges Laster.

Smoking is his only vice.

Word forms

Noun
singular der Laster
plural die Laster
Noun
singular das Laster
plural die Laster

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Laster
Accusativeden Laster
Dativedem Laster
Genitivedes Lasters

Plural

Nominativedie Laster
Accusativedie Laster
Dativeden Lastern
Genitiveder Laster

Usage

  • der Laster / das Laster — A lorry versus a vice; the article changes the meaning.
  • Laster / Lastwagen — Two words for a goods vehicle; Laster is more informal.
Extra sentence

Der Laster lieferte am Morgen die neuen Fenster.

The lorry delivered the new windows in the morning.