Vokabahn

Tool

Vokabahn
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Noun

das Tool

Pronunciation: /tuːl/

tool (esp. software)

B2 rank #5,267 plural Tools

Meanings

Noun
  1. tool (esp. software)

Example sentence

Man muss lernen, die Tools richtig zu nutzen.

You have to learn to use the tools properly.

Word forms

singular das Tool
plural die Tools

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedas Tool
Accusativedas Tool
Dativedem Tool
Genitivedes Tools

Plural

Nominativedie Tools
Accusativedie Tools
Dativeden Tools
Genitiveder Tools

Usage

  • ein Tool zur Bearbeitung — a tool for editing; zur combines zu + der
  • Tool / Werkzeug — the English borrowing is common for software; Werkzeug also covers physical tools
Extra sentence

Mit diesem Tool kann ich mehrere Bilder gleichzeitig verkleinern.

With this tool, I can reduce the size of several images at once.