Noun
der Turm
Pronunciation: /tʊʁm/
tower, spire (very tall building or structure, especially with a tapering top)
B1
rank #2,935
plural Türme
Meanings
Noun
- tower, spire (very tall building or structure, especially with a tapering top)
- steeple (tall tower on a church, normally topped with a spire)
- rook (piece shaped like a castle tower)
- diving platform (structure used for competitive diving)
Example sentence
Wie hoch ist dieser Turm?
How tall is that tower?
Word forms
singular
der Turm
plural
die Türme
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Turm
Accusativeden Turm
Dativedem Turm
Genitivedes Turmes
Plural
Nominativedie Türme
Accusativedie Türme
Dativeden Türmen
Genitiveder Türme
Usage
- auf den Turm steigen — Go up the tower; auf takes accusative for the destination.
- der Turm / die Türme — The plural adds an umlaut and -e.
Vom Turm aus konnten wir bis zum Meer sehen.
From the tower, we could see as far as the sea.