Vocabulary
der
Regenschirm
· noun· Pl. die Regenschirme
umbrella
When the sky goes grey, take your umbrella — often just called der Schirm. On the beach you sit under der Sonnenschirm.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Regenschirm
- Plural
- die Regenschirme
- Genitiv
- des Regenschirms
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Regenschirm
umbrella
Oma Hilde kommt herein, mit Jules Mutter und einem großen roten Regenschirm.
Grandma Hilde comes in, with Jule's mother and a big red umbrella.
Word family
Regenschirmder Schirmumbrella; screender Sonnenschirmsunshade, parasolder Regenrain
Common combinations
- den Regenschirm aufmachento open the umbrella
- einen Regenschirm mitnehmento take an umbrella with you
- den Regenschirm vergessento forget your umbrella
Common learner mistakes
- die Regenschirmder RegenschirmIn a compound the last part decides the gender: der Regen + der Schirm → der Regenschirm.
Real examples
- Oma Hilde kommt herein, mit Jules Mutter und einem großen roten Regenschirm.Grandma Hilde comes in, with Jule's mother and a big red umbrella.
- Nimm einen Regenschirm mit, es soll heute regnen!Take an umbrella with you, it's supposed to rain today!
- Ich habe meinen Regenschirm im Bus vergessen.I left my umbrella on the bus.
