picnic
das Picknick, die Picknicke
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picnic
A meal eaten outdoors, often in a park or in the countryside, where the participants bring the food themselves.
Am Sonntag machen wir bei gutem Wetter ein Picknick am See.
On Sunday, if the weather is good, we're having a picnic by the lake.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Picknicke |
| genitive | des Picknicks |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Picknick | die Picknicke die Picknicks |
| accusative | das Picknick | die Picknicke die Picknicks |
| dative | dem Picknick | den Picknicken den Picknicks |
| genitive | des Picknicks | der Picknicke der Picknicks |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Picknick' (picnic) is often used as the first part of compound nouns to describe things you need for it. The most important ones are 'der Picknickkorb' (picnic basket) and 'die Picknickdecke' (picnic blanket).
Hast du den Picknickkorb schon gepackt?
Have you packed the picnic basket yet?
Vergiss die Picknickdecke nicht, der Boden ist vielleicht nass.
Don't forget the picnic blanket; the ground might be wet.
The noun 'Picknick' (picnic) is almost always used with the verb 'machen' (to make/do). The fixed combination is 'ein Picknick machen' (to have a picnic).
Lass uns am Wochenende ein Picknick im Park machen.
Let's have a picnic in the park this weekend.
When you go to a picnic or invite someone to one, you use 'zu' or 'zum'. When you describe what happens during it, you use 'bei' or 'beim'.
Wir sind zum Picknick am See eingeladen.
We've been invited to the picnic by the lake.
Beim Picknick haben wir viel gelacht.
We laughed a lot during the picnic.
to grill / to brood
Grillen refers to cooking food on a grill. A Picknick, by contrast, is a meal eaten outdoors, for which the food is usually brought along. So on an outing, you can have a picnic without grilling, or grill the food right there.
Im Park machen wir ein Picknick mit belegten Broten und Obst von zu Hause.
In the park, we have a picnic with sandwiches and fruit from home.
Im Park grillen wir Gemüse und Würstchen über der heißen Glut.
In the park, we grill vegetables and sausages over hot embers.
