No. 11,309 in German
sommerspielen
"Sommerspielen" means "to play in the summer."
In a sentence
Im Sommer spielen die Kinder oft draußen.
In the summer, the children often play outside.
The word 'sommerspielen' is split into its components in this sentence: 'Sommer' means 'summer' and 'spielen' means 'play,' here indicating the activity of children during summertime.
Die Sommertheatergruppe plant, Shakespeares Werke auf Freilichtbühnen zu sommerspielen.
The summer theater group plans to perform Shakespeare's works outdoors during the summer.
In this context, 'sommerspielen' is specifically describing performing plays in a summer setting and is a constructed term to emphasize the seasonal aspect of the action.
Wir freuen uns schon auf die nächste Sommerspiel-Saison im Park.
We are already looking forward to the next summer play season in the park.
'Sommerspiel' is used as a noun here, referring to plays or performances associated with the summer.
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