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Witz

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nouncolloquialinformalmasculine
  1. joke
  2. jokesomething that is not taken seriously, e.g. due to being very easy, very ineffective, or very arbitrary
  3. wit, humour
  4. point, purposethe central idea or aspect that makes something worthwhile

Forms

Declension

singularplural
nominativeWitzWitze
genitiveWitzesWitze
dativeWitz / WitzeWitzen
accusativeWitzWitze

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Used in the library

  • Er erzählt einen guten Witz.He tells a good joke.A1Große und kleine Wörter — Big words and small ones (A1)
  • Du hast die Wahl: ein Witz oder die Wahrheit.You have the choice: a joke or the truth.A1Noch einmal, bitte (2) — Once more, please (2) (A1)
  • Wer übernimmt die Rolle des Opfers? Das ist doch ein Witz!Who's taking the role of the victim? That's a joke!A1Noch einmal, bitte (3) — Once more, please (3) (A1)
  • Auf den Laternen sieht man Witze über Politik und über das letzte Jahr.On the lanterns you see jokes about politics and about the past year.A2Morgestraich in Basel

Other ways to say it

  • Scherzjoke; frolic
  • Sinnsense; meaning, sense (the objects or concept that a word or phrase denotes, or that which a sentence says)

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