Noun
der Witz
Pronunciation: /vɪt͡s/
joke
A2
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plural Witze
Meanings
Noun
- joke
- joke (something that is not taken seriously, e.g. due to being very easy, very ineffective, or very arbitrary)
- wit, humour
- point, purpose (the central idea or aspect that makes something worthwhile)
Example sentence
Haben Sie in letzter Zeit irgendwelche guten Witze gehört?
Have you heard any good jokes lately?
Word forms
singular
der Witz
plural
die Witze
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Witz
Accusativeden Witz
Dativedem Witz
Genitivedes Witzes
Plural
Nominativedie Witze
Accusativedie Witze
Dativeden Witzen
Genitiveder Witze
Usage
- einen Witz erzählen — German uses erzählen for telling a joke.
- über einen Witz lachen — Laugh at a joke; über takes accusative.
Über diesen Witz mussten wir alle lachen.
We all had to laugh at that joke.