Noun
das Zivil
Pronunciation: /t͡siˈviːl/
plain clothes, civvies
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Meanings
Noun
- plain clothes, civvies
Example sentence
Die Beamten waren an diesem Abend in Zivil unterwegs.
The officers were out in plain clothes that evening.
Word forms
singular
das Zivil
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Zivil
Accusativedas Zivil
Dativedem Zivil
Genitivedes Zivils
Zivil has no common plural.
Usage
- in Zivil — in civilian or plain clothes rather than uniform
- Zivil / zivil — the clothing noun is capitalised; the adjective is lower-case
Eine Polizistin in Zivil wartete am Seiteneingang.
A plain-clothes police officer was waiting at the side entrance.