Noun
das Sprungbrett
Pronunciation: /ˈʃpʁʊŋˌbʁɛt/
diving board, springboard
C2
rank #11,055
plural Sprungbretter
Meanings
Noun
- diving board, springboard
- springboard, diving board
- springboard, stepping stone
Example sentence
Vom Sprungbrett aus wirkt das Wasser plötzlich sehr tief.
From the diving board the water suddenly looks very deep.
Word forms
singular
das Sprungbrett
plural
die Sprungbretter
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Sprungbrett
Accusativedas Sprungbrett
Dativedem Sprungbrett
Genitivedes Sprungbretts
Plural
Nominativedie Sprungbretter
Accusativedie Sprungbretter
Dativeden Sprungbrettern
Genitiveder Sprungbretter
Usage
- vom Sprungbrett springen — Jump off the diving board.
- ein Sprungbrett für die Karriere — A career springboard; a figurative stepping-stone sense.
Vor dem Sprung wartete sie einen Moment auf dem Sprungbrett.
Before jumping, she waited for a moment on the diving board.