die Wasserpistole
water pistol
A toy that can squirt water through a small opening.
EXAMPLE
Die Kinder füllten die Wasserpistole am Brunnen auf.
The children filled up the water pistol at the fountain.
die Wasserpistole
water pistol
die Wasserpistole, die Wasserpistolen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Wasserpistole, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Wasserpistolen |
| genitive | der Wasserpistole |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Wasserpistole | die Wasserpistolen |
| accusative | die Wasserpistole | die Wasserpistolen |
| dative | der Wasserpistole | den Wasserpistolen |
| genitive | der Wasserpistole | der Wasserpistolen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound nouns
'Wasserpistole' (water pistol) is made up of 'Wasser' (water) and 'Pistole' (pistol). The base word 'Pistole' (pistol) comes at the end and determines the word class and the article.
EXAMPLE
Im Sommer nimmt jedes Kind eine Wasserpistole mit ins Schwimmbad.
In summer, every child takes a water pistol to the swimming pool.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include 'eine Wasserpistole füllen' (to fill a water pistol), 'eine Wasserpistole auffüllen' (to refill a water pistol), and 'mit einer Wasserpistole spritzen' (to squirt with a water pistol). The liquid is often introduced with 'mit' (with): 'eine Wasserpistole mit Wasser füllen' (to fill a water pistol with water).
EXAMPLE
Ben füllt seine Wasserpistole mit kaltem Wasser aus dem Gartenschlauch.
Ben fills his water pistol with cold water from the garden hose.
With a preposition
When naming the tool, 'Wasserpistole' (water pistol) often follows 'mit' (with) in the dative. The pattern is: 'jemanden mit einer Wasserpistole nass spritzen' (to soak someone with a water pistol).
EXAMPLE
Lina spritzte ihren Bruder mit einer Wasserpistole nass.
Lina soaked her brother with a water pistol.
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