noun
lock
A2
Schloss is a neuter noun meaning lock. Article: das. Plural is Schlösser (umlaut added). Genitive singular forms add -es: des Schlosses. Declension patterns include dem Schloss (dative) and die Schlösser (accusative plural). Note: Schloss can also mean castle in German, but here focus is on lock.
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.EXAMPLES
Der Fotograf machte Bilder vom Schloss, obwohl das Licht schon schwach war.
The photographer took pictures of the castle, although the light was already dim.
Das Schloss an der Tür ist kaputt.
The lock on the door is broken.
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VOCABULARY.DETAILS.MNEMONICS
picture a metal lock on a door — 'Schloss' = lock
das (neuter) — imagine labeling the lock 'das Schloss'
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.NOTES
Same spelling as 'castle' but different meaning; context clarifies which sense is intended.