Noun
der Spaß
Pronunciation: /ʃpaːs/
fun
A2
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plural Späße
Meanings
Noun
- fun
- joke
- business, affair (a whole undertaking, often said sarcastically when the cost or effort outweighs the fun)
Example sentence
Die Kinder hatten viel Spaß im Schwimmbad.
The children had a lot of fun at the pool.
Word forms
singular
der Spaß
plural
die Späße
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Spaß
Accusativeden Spaß
Dativedem Spaß
Genitivedes Spaßes
Plural
Nominativedie Späße
Accusativedie Späße
Dativeden Späßen
Genitiveder Späße
Usage
- Spaß haben — have fun
- jemandem Spaß machen — be enjoyable for someone; the person is in dative
Das gemeinsame Kochen hat uns viel Spaß gemacht.
We had a lot of fun cooking together.