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
Mnemonics
Imagine a small metal box that produces fire when you flick it.
Sounds like 'fire-zoik' โ think 'fire' for flame.
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).