noun
match, matchstick
B1
Zündholz means 'match' or 'matchstick', a neuter noun (das Zündholz). Plural is Zündhölzer (umlaut). Declensions: des Zündholzes (genitive singular), die Zündhölzer (plural nominative/accusative). Dative plural is den Zündhölzern; genitive plural der Zündhölzer. No special preposition required.
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Die Camper fanden kein Zündholz, obwohl das Feuer dringend angezündet werden musste, weil die Nacht kalt war.
The campers couldn't find a match, although the fire had to be lit urgently because the night was cold.
Ein Zündholz reicht, um die Kerze anzuzünden.
One match is enough to light the candle.
Er griff nach einem Zündholz, um den Herd anzuzünden.
He grabbed a matchstick to light the stove.
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picture a small wooden stick with a red tip you strike to make a flame
Zündholz sounds like 'zoon-dholz' — imagine a tiny wooden stick that makes a zap
das = it. Imagine a neutral object (it) in a matchbox labeled 'das' to remember it's neuter (das Zündholz).
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Plural Zündhölzer (note the umlaut). In compound nouns, the singular often refers to the object itself; be careful with umlaut and plural formation.