private jet
der Privatjet, die Privatjets
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private jet
An aircraft owned by a private individual or company, or rented for private flights, that usually carries only a few passengers.
Der Privatjet landete am frühen Morgen auf dem kleinen Regionalflughafen.
The private jet landed at the small regional airport early in the morning.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Privatjets |
| genitive | des Privatjets |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Privatjet | die Privatjets |
| accusative | den Privatjet | die Privatjets |
| dative | dem Privatjet | den Privatjets |
| genitive | des Privatjets | der Privatjets |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
‘Privatjet’ (private jet) is made up of ‘privat’ (private) and ‘Jet’ (jet). The component ‘Jet’ indicates that the word refers to an aircraft with a jet engine.
Die Firma besitzt einen kleinen Privatjet mit zwei Strahltriebwerken.
The company owns a small private jet with two jet engines.
When you mention a private jet as a means of transport, ‘mit einem Privatjet fliegen’ (to fly by private jet) is a typical expression. After ‘mit’, the dative is used.
Die Sängerin flog mit einem Privatjet zu ihrem nächsten Konzert.
The singer flew by private jet to her next concert.
Typical collocations include ‘einen Privatjet mieten’ (to rent a private jet), ‘einen Privatjet chartern’ (to charter a private jet), and ‘einen Privatjet besitzen’ (to own a private jet). With these verbs, ‘Privatjet’ is used as the object in the accusative.
Für die Reise charterte das Unternehmen einen Privatjet.
The company chartered a private jet for the trip.
