Vocabulary
die
Rakete
/ʁaˈkeːtə/· noun· Pl. die Raketen
rocket; missile; firework rocket
Die Rakete — a space rocket, a military missile, and the firework rockets Germans set off at midnight on New Year's Eve (Silvester).
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Forms
- Singular
- die Rakete
- Plural
- die Raketen
- Genitiv
- der Rakete
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Rakete
space rocket
Die Rakete soll morgen früh einen Wettersatelliten ins All bringen.
Tomorrow morning the rocket is to carry a weather satellite into space.
Word family
Raketeder Raketenstartrocket launchdie SilvesterraketeNew Year's Eve rocketder Raketenantriebrocket propulsion
Common combinations
- eine Rakete startento launch a rocket
- eine Rakete zündento set off a rocket
- wie eine Raketelike a rocket (very fast)
Real examples
- Tausende Zuschauer verfolgten den Start der Rakete live im Internet.Thousands of viewers followed the rocket launch live online.
- Weil die Nachbarn um Mitternacht Raketen vom Balkon gezündet haben, ist unser Hund unter das Bett gekrochen.Because the neighbours set off rockets from their balcony at midnight, our dog crawled under the bed.
- Nachdem das Video viral gegangen war, schoss der Song wie eine Rakete an die Spitze der Charts.After the video went viral, the song shot to the top of the charts like a rocket.
