sports equipment
das Sportgerät, die Sportgeräte
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sports equipment
A device or piece of equipment used for a sporting activity or for training.
Für das Training im Fitnessstudio stehen viele verschiedene Sportgeräte zur Verfügung.
There is a wide range of sports equipment available for training at the gym.
| gender | neuter das |
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| plural | die Sportgeräte |
| genitive | des Sportgerätes |
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | das Sportgerät | die Sportgeräte |
| accusative | das Sportgerät | die Sportgeräte |
| dative | dem Sportgerät | den Sportgeräten |
| genitive | des Sportgerätes des Sportgeräts | der Sportgeräte |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Sportgerät' consists of 'Sport' (sport) and 'Gerät' (equipment). The part 'Sport' indicates what the equipment is intended for.
Ein Rudergerät ist ein Sportgerät für das Training zu Hause.
A rowing machine is a piece of sports equipment for training at home.
Typical collocations include 'Sportgeräte aufbauen' (to set up sports equipment), 'Sportgeräte abbauen' (to dismantle sports equipment), and 'Sportgeräte warten' (to maintain sports equipment). Here, 'warten' refers to the technical maintenance and inspection of the equipment.
Die Sportgeräte werden regelmäßig gewartet, damit man sie sicher benutzen kann.
The sports equipment is serviced regularly so that it can be used safely.
With 'Sportgerät', the patterns 'an einem Sportgerät trainieren' (to train on a piece of sports equipment) and 'mit einem Sportgerät trainieren' (to train with a piece of sports equipment) are common. 'An' is used, for example, with a fixed training station; 'mit' is used when the equipment serves as an aid. In both patterns, the dative is used.
Im Fitnessstudio trainiert sie an einem Sportgerät für die Rückenmuskulatur.
At the gym, she trains on a piece of equipment for the back muscles.
Im Kurs trainieren wir mit verschiedenen Sportgeräten, darunter Bälle und Hanteln.
In the class, we train with various pieces of sports equipment, including balls and dumbbells.
