disco / club
die Disko, die Diskos
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disco / club
A venue where you can dance to loud music played by a DJ, usually in the evening or at night. It is a short form of Diskothek.
Lass uns am Freitagabend mal wieder in die Disko gehen.
Let's go to the club again on Friday evening.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Diskos |
| genitive | der Disko |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Disko | die Diskos |
| accusative | die Disko | die Diskos |
| dative | der Disko | den Diskos |
| genitive | der Disko | der Diskos |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Disko' (disco/club) is the common short form of the word 'Diskothek' (discotheque/nightclub). In everyday language, the short form is almost always used. The spelling 'Disco' is also common.
Die lange Form „Diskothek“ liest man manchmal auf offiziellen Schildern.
You sometimes see the long form 'Diskothek' on official signs.
Pay attention to the difference with the preposition 'in': you go 'in die Disko' (to/into the club; accusative for direction), but you dance or are 'in der Disko' (in the club; dative for location).
Wir treffen uns um zehn und gehen dann zusammen in die Disko.
We're meeting at ten and then going to the club together.
Common phrases are 'in die Disko gehen' (to go to the club), 'in der Disko tanzen' (to dance at the club), and 'sich vor der Disko treffen' (to meet in front of the club).
Die Musik in der Disko war so laut, dass wir uns kaum unterhalten konnten.
The music in the club was so loud that we could hardly have a conversation.
