# der Klotz

der Klotz is a German noun meaning “block”. Forms: des Klotzes, die Klötze.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Klotzes
- Plural: die Klötze

## In other languages

- Русский: колода, чурбан

## Meanings

1. block, log, chunk (piece of a hard material, especially wood, either unshaped or square-cut)
2. _in-compounds_ block, edifice (massive, squat building)
3. _colloquial_ klutz (slow-witted, clumsy, lethargic person)

## Examples

- Die Kinder spielen mit Klötzen. — The children are playing with blocks.

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