noun
cigarette, ciggy (colloquial)
A1
Zigarette means a smoked tobacco stick: 'cigarette' (standard) and informally 'ciggy'. It's a feminine noun (die Zigarette) with regular plural Zigaretten. Use like any countable noun; no special prepositions. Declension follows typical feminine patterns (die Zigarette, der Zigarette, die Zigaretten). commonly.
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.EXAMPLES
In vielen Orten ist das Rauchen von Zigaretten verboten.
In many places smoking cigarettes is banned.
Weil eine Zigarette neben dem Trockengras weggeworfen wurde, begann ein kleines Feuer, das schnell größer wurde.
Because a cigarette was thrown next to the dry grass, a small fire started that quickly grew.
Er raucht eine Zigarette.
He is smoking a cigarette.
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.DETAILS_LABEL
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.MNEMONICS
Picture a small cigarette pack with the label 'Zigarette'.
die Zigarette — feminine: imagine a pink pack (feminine anchor).
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.NOTES
Associated with smoking; be mindful of health context.