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Lotte trägt ein buntes Kostüm mit vielen Federn. Lotte is wearing a colourful costume with lots of feathers.

noun · B1

das Kostüm

[kɔsˈtyːm]

costume

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Other Examples

  • Ich nähe mir mein Kostüm dieses Jahr selbst.

    This year I'm sewing my own costume.

  • Hast du schon ein Kostüm für die Party am Samstag?

    Do you have a costume for the party on Saturday yet?

  • Die Tänzer zeigen Kostüme aus vielen verschiedenen Ländern.

    The dancers show costumes from many different countries.

Grammar

Plural
die Kostüme In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Kostüm die Kostüme
Accusative wen? was? das Kostüm die Kostüme
Dative wem? dem Kostüm den Kostümen
Lotte feiert Karneval im Kostüm einer Biene. Lotte celebrates carnival in a bee costume.
Genitive wessen? des Kostüms der Kostüme

How the Word Is Built

Word family

kostümieren

In Otti's situations: The friends at the Carnival of Cultures

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