hand puppet
die Handpuppe, die Handpuppen
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hand puppet
A puppet that is pulled over the hand and moved with the fingers to perform a play or tell a story.
Für das Puppentheater bastelte das Kind eine bunte Handpuppe.
For the puppet theater, the child made a colorful hand puppet.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Handpuppen |
| genitive | der Handpuppe |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Handpuppe | die Handpuppen |
| accusative | die Handpuppe | die Handpuppen |
| dative | der Handpuppe | den Handpuppen |
| genitive | der Handpuppe | der Handpuppen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Handpuppe' (hand puppet) is made up of 'Hand' (hand) and 'Puppe' (puppet). The first part describes what the puppet is operated with directly.
Die Schauspielerin zog die Handpuppe über ihre rechte Hand.
The actress pulled the hand puppet over her right hand.
Common expressions include 'eine Handpuppe basteln' (to make a hand puppet), 'eine Handpuppe führen' (to operate a hand puppet), and 'mit einer Handpuppe spielen' (to play with a hand puppet). The word is often used in connection with children, theater, or stories.
Im Kindergarten basteln die Kinder eine Handpuppe und spielen damit eine kurze Szene.
At daycare, the children make a hand puppet and use it to act out a short scene.
The pattern 'eine Handpuppe über die Hand ziehen' (to pull a hand puppet over one's hand) is particularly useful. The preposition 'über' takes the accusative here because the puppet is moved onto the hand.
Vor der Vorstellung zog er die Handpuppe vorsichtig über seine Hand.
Before the performance, he carefully pulled the hand puppet over his hand.
