German Conversation · Level 18
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German word
Kassette
Pronunciation
IPA/kaˈsɛtə/
Meaning
- feminine nouncassette
Example
Ich höre eine Kassette.
I'm listening to a cassette.
More examples
Er legt eine Kassette in den Rekorder ein.
He puts a cassette into the recorder.
Core concept
A small plastic case holds a loop of magnetic tape that moves past a recorder head.
Common phrases
eine Kassette abspielen
play a cassette
eine Kassette aufnehmen
record onto a cassette
die Kassette zurückspulen
rewind the cassette
Similar words
Audiokassette: A cassette containing magnetic tape for recording and playing audio.
Definition in German
Ein kleines, tragbares Gehäuse mit einem magnetischen Band zur Aufnahme und Wiedergabe von Ton.
Word origin
German Kassette comes through French cassette from Italian cassetta, a diminutive of cassa, ultimately from Latin capsa meaning a box or container.
Usage tips
- Kassette is feminine in German, so its basic forms are die Kassette, der Kassette, and die Kassetten in the plural.
Other meanings
- cartridgenoun
Opposites
- Digitalaufnahmedigital recordingnoun
- Streamingstreamingnoun
Related words
- Kassettenspielercassette playernoun
- Kassettenrekordercassette recordernoun
- Kassettenhüllecassette casenoun