Noun
der Schnaps
Pronunciation: /ʃnaps/
spirit, booze, hard liquor
B2
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plural Schnäpse
Meanings
Noun
- spirit, booze, hard liquor
Example sentence
Wo ist der ganze Schnaps?
Where is all the liquor?
Word forms
singular
der Schnaps
plural
die Schnäpse
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Schnaps
Accusativeden Schnaps
Dativedem Schnaps
Genitivedes Schnapses
Plural
Nominativedie Schnäpse
Accusativedie Schnäpse
Dativeden Schnäpsen
Genitiveder Schnäpse
Usage
- ein Glas Schnaps — a glass of spirits; Schnaps is the drink, not the container
- der Schnaps / die Schnäpse — plural with ä; can refer to varieties or servings
Auf dem alten Etikett war die Herkunft des Schnapses angegeben.
The old label stated where the spirit came from.