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der Platz

/plat͡s/

seat / place

Noun Details

Gender
der (masculine)
Plural
die Plätze

Usage Note

'Platz' means both 'seat' and 'place/square'. On trains: 'Fensterplatz' (window seat), 'Gangplatz' (aisle seat). It's polite to ask 'Ist hier frei?' before sitting down.

Example Sentences

Ist dieser Platz frei?

Is this seat free?

Ich suche meinen Platz.

I'm looking for my seat.

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