das Comicheft
comic book
A usually thin booklet containing one or more comic stories printed with pictures and text.
EXAMPLE
Auf dem Dachboden habe ich ein altes Comicheft gefunden.
I found an old comic book in the attic.
das Comicheft
comic book
das Comicheft, die Comichefte
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Comicheft, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Comichefte |
| genitive | des Comicheftes |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Comicheft | die Comichefte |
| accusative | das Comicheft | die Comichefte |
| dative | dem Comicheft | den Comicheften |
| genitive | des Comicheftes des Comichefts | der Comichefte |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Comicheft' is made up of 'Comic' (comic) and 'Heft' (booklet). The component 'Heft' indicates the form of the publication, while 'Comic' specifies what kind of stories the booklet contains.
EXAMPLE
Am Kiosk kauft Lea ein Comicheft für die Zugfahrt.
Lea buys a comic book at the newsstand for the train ride.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include 'Comichefte sammeln' (to collect comic books), 'ein Comicheft lesen' (to read a comic book), and 'ein Comicheft durchblättern' (to flip through a comic book). When collecting, people are often interested in particular characters or complete series.
EXAMPLE
Seit seiner Kindheit sammelt mein Onkel Comichefte mit Superhelden.
My uncle has been collecting comic books featuring superheroes since childhood.
Describing content
When you indicate where a story or character appears, you often use 'in einem Comicheft' (in a comic book) with the dative. This pattern goes with verbs such as 'vorkommen' (to appear) or 'erscheinen' (to be published).
EXAMPLE
Diese Figur kommt in einem Comicheft aus den achtziger Jahren vor.
This character appears in a comic book from the 1980s.
In real life
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