Noun
das Schloss
Pronunciation: /ʃlɔs/
lock, padlock (something used for fastening)
A2
rank #865
plural Schlösser
Meanings
Noun
- lock, padlock (something used for fastening)
- lock (firing mechanism)
- castle (château, palace, not fortified)
Example sentence
Kriegen Sie ein Schloss mit einer Büroklammer auf?
Can you pick a lock with a paper clip?
Word forms
singular
das Schloss
plural
die Schlösser
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Schloss
Accusativedas Schloss
Dativedem Schloss
Genitivedes Schlosses
Plural
Nominativedie Schlösser
Accusativedie Schlösser
Dativeden Schlössern
Genitiveder Schlösser
Usage
- das Schloss abschließen — Here Schloss means a lock.
- ein altes Schloss — The same noun can mean a palace or castle.
Der Schlüssel passt nicht in dieses Schloss.
The key does not fit this lock.