Noun
die Shorts
Pronunciation: [ʃɔɐ̯t͡s]
shorts
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plural Shorts
Meanings
Noun
- shorts
Example sentence
Es ist noch zu kalt, um Shorts zu tragen.
It's still too cold to wear shorts.
Word forms
singular
die Shorts
plural
die Shorts
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Shorts
Accusativedie Shorts
Dativeder Shorts
Genitiveder Shorts
Plural
Nominativedie Shorts
Accusativedie Shorts
Dativeden Shorts
Genitiveder Shorts
Usage
- Shorts tragen — wear shorts; the borrowing is normally used as a plural
- Shorts / kurze Hose — shorts / a pair of shorts; German also has the singular phrase kurze Hose
Seine blauen Shorts hängen noch auf der Wäscheleine.
His blue shorts are still hanging on the washing line.