hammock
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hammock
A cloth or net that is hung between two points and used for sleeping, resting, or swinging.
Im Urlaub lag ich stundenlang in der Hängematte und las ein Buch.
On vacation, I lay in the hammock for hours and read a book.
This word is made up of 'hängen' (to hang) and 'Matte' (mat). So it literally describes a mat that is hung up.
Zwischen den Palmen war eine bunte Hängematte gespannt.
A colorful hammock was stretched between the palm trees.
To describe a position, you use 'in der Hängematte' (in the hammock; dative). To express movement into it, you use 'in die Hängematte' (into the hammock; accusative).
Die Katze schläft friedlich in der Hängematte.
The cat is sleeping peacefully in the hammock.
Common verbs used in connection with 'Hängematte' (hammock) are 'liegen' (to lie), 'sich legen' (to lie down), 'entspannen' (to relax), and 'aufhängen' (to hang up) or 'spannen' (to stretch/set up).
Wir müssen die Hängematte zwischen zwei stabilen Bäumen aufhängen.
We need to hang the hammock between two sturdy trees.
