# die Schaukel

die Schaukel is a German noun meaning “swing”. Forms: der Schaukel, die Schaukeln.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Schaukel
- Plural: die Schaukeln

## In other languages

- Русский: качели

## Meanings

1. swing (seat hanging on two lines)
2. any swinging construction, including seesaws and similar devices

## Examples

- Tom fiel von der Schaukel und fing an zu weinen. — Tom fell off the swing and started crying.
- Wer hat die Schaukel kaputt gemacht? — Who broke the swing?
- Im Sandkasten gibt es eine Rutsche, eine Schaukel und eine Wippe, sonst nichts. — The sandpit has a slide, a swing, a see-saw, and nothing else.
- Kinder werden von Schaukeln angezogen. — Children are attracted to swings.

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