Noun
die Schaukel
Pronunciation: /ˈʃaʊ̯kəl/
swing (seat hanging on two lines)
C2
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plural Schaukeln
Meanings
Noun
- swing (seat hanging on two lines)
- any swinging construction, including seesaws and similar devices
Example sentence
Wer hat die Schaukel kaputt gemacht?
Who broke the swing?
Word forms
singular
die Schaukel
plural
die Schaukeln
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Schaukel
Accusativedie Schaukel
Dativeder Schaukel
Genitiveder Schaukel
Plural
Nominativedie Schaukeln
Accusativedie Schaukeln
Dativeden Schaukeln
Genitiveder Schaukeln
Usage
- auf der Schaukel sitzen — to sit on the swing; auf takes dative
- Schaukel / schaukeln — a swing / to swing; equipment and activity
Die leere Schaukel bewegte sich leicht im Wind.
The empty swing moved gently in the wind.