No. 11,209 in German
shopping
The German word "shopping" is a borrowed term from English and refers to the act of purchasing goods from shops or stores.
In a sentence
Ich gehe gerne samstags Shopping machen.
I like to go shopping on Saturdays.
In this sentence, 'Shopping' is used as a noun derived from English, referring to the activity of buying items.
Während unseres Urlaubs in Paris haben wir viel geshoppt.
During our vacation in Paris, we did a lot of shopping.
In this sentence, 'geshoppt' is the past participle form of the verb 'shoppen', which is a borrowed term from English, used in colloquial German to mean 'to shop' or 'to go shopping'.
Ich mag es, Online-Shopping zu machen, weil es bequem ist.
I like to do online shopping because it is convenient.
Here, 'Online-Shopping' is a compound noun combining 'Online' and 'Shopping', emphasizing the digital aspect of making purchases.
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