Noun
die Leseratte
bookworm (avid reader)
C2
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plural Leseratten
Meanings
Noun
- bookworm (avid reader)
Example sentence
Meine kleine Schwester ist eine richtige Leseratte.
My little sister is a real bookworm.
Word forms
singular
die Leseratte
plural
die Leseratten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Leseratte
Accusativedie Leseratte
Dativeder Leseratte
Genitiveder Leseratte
Plural
Nominativedie Leseratten
Accusativedie Leseratten
Dativeden Leseratten
Genitiveder Leseratten
Usage
- eine richtige Leseratte — a real bookworm; affectionate figurative expression
- Leseratte / Bücherwurm — two figurative names for an avid reader
Als Leseratte nahm sie sogar zum Picknick einen Roman mit.
Being a bookworm, she even took a novel to the picnic.