Noun
die Platte
Pronunciation: /ˈplatə/
slab, plate, sheet (flat, thin object)
B1
rank #2,812
plural Platten
Meanings
Noun
- slab, plate, sheet (flat, thin object)
- A flat, fairly large serving plate, or (by extension) the food served on it
- tectonic plate
- smooth rock with no hand- or footholds
- bivouac; overnight camp
- A fixed outdoor sleeping place of a person or people of a nomadic group
Example sentence
Die schwere Platte lässt sich kaum allein tragen.
The heavy slab can hardly be carried alone.
Word forms
singular
die Platte
plural
die Platten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Platte
Accusativedie Platte
Dativeder Platte
Genitiveder Platte
Plural
Nominativedie Platten
Accusativedie Platten
Dativeden Platten
Genitiveder Platten
Usage
- eine Platte aus Stein — A slab made of stone.
- eine Platte auflegen — In a music context, put on a record.
Wir legten eine glatte Platte auf die beiden Böcke.
We placed a smooth slab on the two trestles.