Noun
die Operette
Pronunciation: /opəˈʀɛtə/
operetta
C2
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plural Operetten
Meanings
Noun
- operetta
Example sentence
Im Sommer geben sie eine heitere Operette.
In summer they put on a cheerful operetta.
Word forms
singular
die Operette
plural
die Operetten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Operette
Accusativedie Operette
Dativeder Operette
Genitiveder Operette
Plural
Nominativedie Operetten
Accusativedie Operetten
Dativeden Operetten
Genitiveder Operetten
Usage
- eine Operette aufführen — Perform an operetta.
- Operette / Oper — Related stage-music genres; operettas are often lighter in tone.
Die Operette wurde mit einem kleinen Ensemble aufgeführt.
The operetta was performed by a small ensemble.