Vocabulary
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Prototyp
/ˈpʁoːtoˌtyːp/· noun· Pl. die Prototypen
prototype
Der Prototyp is the first working model of a product, built to test it before production starts. In IT a clickable first version of an app is also called ein Prototyp.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Prototyp
- Plural
- die Prototypen
- Genitiv
- des Prototyps
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Prototyp
prototype (first working model)
Der erste Prototyp ist zu schwer geworden.
The first prototype turned out too heavy.
Word family
Prototypder Prototypenbaubuilding prototypesder Typtype, modelprototypischprototypical
Common combinations
- einen Prototyp bauento build a prototype
- den Prototyp testento test the prototype
- vom Prototyp zur Seriefrom prototype to series production
Common learner mistakes
- die Prototypsdie PrototypenThe plural ends in -en: die Prototypen (like der Typ, die Typen); the singular keeps des Prototyps.
Real examples
- Den Prototyp testen wir nächste Woche im Labor.We'll test the prototype in the lab next week.
- Wir haben schon drei Prototypen gebaut, aber keiner war leise genug.We've already built three prototypes, but none was quiet enough.
- Am Prototyp hat der Kunde gesehen, dass der Griff zu klein ist.From the prototype the client saw that the handle is too small.
