leck
leaky
So poorly sealed or damaged that liquid or air escapes or enters through an opening.
EXAMPLE
Das alte Boot ist leck und verliert Wasser.
The old boat is leaky and is taking on water.
leck
leaky
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry leck, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | leck |
|---|
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Word family
'Leck' (leak) is also a noun and refers to the leaky spot itself. The adjective 'leck' (leaky) describes something that has such a leak.
EXAMPLE
Das Boot ist leck, aber wir finden das Leck einfach nicht.
The boat is leaky, but we simply can't find the leak.
Typical collocations
'Leck' (leaky) is often associated with vehicles, containers, and pipes or hoses, for example with a boat, ship, tank, pipe, or hose. It is especially often used with 'sein' (to be) and verbs such as 'Wasser verlieren' (to lose water) or 'Luft verlieren' (to lose air).
EXAMPLE
Nach der Kollision war der Öltanker leck.
The oil tanker was leaky after the collision.
Sentence pattern
'Leck' (leaky) often follows 'sein' (to be) and can be used with a location phrase to describe more precisely where the leak is. For this, 'an' (at/on) is often used with a dative phrase.
EXAMPLE
Der Behälter ist an der Unterseite leck.
The container is leaky at the bottom.
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