der Buntstift
colored pencil
A pencil with a colored core used for writing, drawing, or coloring pictures.
EXAMPLE
Lina malte die Blume mit einem roten Buntstift aus.
Lina colored in the flower with a red colored pencil.
der Buntstift
colored pencil
der Buntstift, die Buntstifte
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Buntstift, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Buntstifte |
| genitive | des Buntstifts |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Buntstift | die Buntstifte |
| accusative | den Buntstift | die Buntstifte |
| dative | dem Buntstift | den Buntstiften |
| genitive | des Buntstifts des Buntstiftes | der Buntstifte |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Buntstift' is made up of 'bunt' (colorful) and 'Stift' (pencil). The first part describes the pencil's colored core.
EXAMPLE
Für das Plakat nahm Jonas einen dicken Buntstift.
Jonas used a thick colored pencil for the poster.
Typical collocations
Activities such as 'zeichnen' (to draw), 'malen' (to paint or color), and 'ausmalen' (to color in) are often used with 'Buntstift'. The tool is often introduced with 'mit' (with).
EXAMPLE
Mia zeichnete die Umrisse mit einem schwarzen Buntstift.
Mia drew the outlines with a black colored pencil.
Using the pencil
Typical collocations also include 'einen Buntstift benutzen' (to use a colored pencil) and 'einen Buntstift spitzen' (to sharpen a colored pencil). Especially when coloring and in school contexts, the word is often used together with a color.
EXAMPLE
Vor dem Zeichnen spitzte Paul seinen grünen Buntstift.
Paul sharpened his green colored pencil before drawing.
In real life
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