Noun
der Schlitten
Pronunciation: /ˈʃlɪtən/
sled, sledge, sleigh (vehicle moving over snow or ice on skids)
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plural Schlitten
Meanings
Noun
- sled, sledge, sleigh (vehicle moving over snow or ice on skids)
- slide, carriage (part of a machine that moves on rails)
- (colloquial) a big, expensive car
Example sentence
Man kann Rentiere dazu abrichten, Schlitten zu ziehen.
Reindeer can be trained to pull sleds.
Word forms
singular
der Schlitten
plural
die Schlitten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Schlitten
Accusativeden Schlitten
Dativedem Schlitten
Genitivedes Schlittens
Plural
Nominativedie Schlitten
Accusativedie Schlitten
Dativeden Schlitten
Genitiveder Schlitten
Usage
- mit dem Schlitten fahren — Go sledging or travel by sleigh.
- Schlitten / Schlitten — Singular and plural are identical; the article or context distinguishes them.
Die Kinder zogen den Schlitten den Hügel hinauf.
The children pulled the sledge up the hill.