Noun
der Skat
Pronunciation: /ˈskaːt/
A type of trick-taking card game played with 3 players, popular in Germany
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plural Skate
Meanings
Noun
- A type of trick-taking card game played with 3 players, popular in Germany
- The two discards in the game of Skat
Example sentence
Mein Opa spielt jeden Donnerstag Skat mit seinen Freunden.
My grandfather plays Skat with his friends every Thursday.
Word forms
singular
der Skat
plural
die Skate
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Skat
Accusativeden Skat
Dativedem Skat
Genitivedes Skates
Plural
Nominativedie Skate
Accusativedie Skate
Dativeden Skaten
Genitiveder Skate
Usage
- Skat spielen — play Skat, a German trick-taking card game
- den Skat aufnehmen — pick up the two set-aside cards; Skat also names these cards
Nach dem Abendessen spielten die drei Freunde eine Runde Skat.
After dinner, the three friends played a round of Skat.