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Waffe: weapon — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Waffe

weapon

an object used or intended for fighting, threatening, or causing injury

IPA/ˈvafə/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

Waffe: weapon

Meaning 1neutral · 87%

an object used or intended for fighting, threatening, or causing injury

Im Museum werden historische Waffen ausgestellt.

Die Polizei erklärte, dass keine Waffe gefunden wurde.

Für den Besitz bestimmter Waffen gelten strenge Regeln.

The plural is Waffen. In compounds, Waffen- appears in words such as Waffenbesitz or Waffenverbot.

Remember die Waffe, but plural die Waffen.

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What is the plural of Waffe?

Waffe is feminine and countable: die Waffe, die Waffen. Common neutral phrases include eine Waffe tragen, Waffen besitzen and Waffen verbieten.