Feuerzeug

noun
lighter, cigarette lighter
B1

Feuerzeug (das) means 'lighter' or 'cigarette lighter', the handheld device for producing flame. It's a neuter noun with plural 'die Feuerzeuge' and genitive 'des Feuerzeugs'. No reflexivity or special prepositions. Common everyday object; be aware of safety vocabulary when discussing use or prohibition.

Examples

Hast du ein Feuerzeug fรผr mich?
Do you have a lighter for me?
Ich habe mein Feuerzeug auf dem Tisch liegen lassen.
I left my lighter on the table.
Er zรผndete mit dem Feuerzeug seine Zigarette an.
He lit his cigarette with the lighter.

Details

PluralFeuerzeuge

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedas Feuerzeugdie Feuerzeuge
genitivedes Feuerzeugsder Feuerzeuge
dativedem Feuerzeugden Feuerzeugen
accusativedas Feuerzeugdie Feuerzeuge

Mnemonics

๐Ÿ‘๏ธImagine a small metal box that produces fire when you flick it.
๐Ÿ‘‚Sounds like 'fire-zoik' โ€” think 'fire' for flame.
โšง๏ธdas โ€” think of 'das' as 'the small object' (neuter objects often use 'das').

Notes

Feuerzeug is a common everyday object. Some compound words exist (e.g., Sturmfeuerzeug = windproof lighter).

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