No. 231 in German
spielt
"Spielt" means "plays" in English.
In a sentence
Das Kind spielt mit einem Ball.
The child is playing with a ball.
In this sentence, 'spielt' indicates an action of playing or engaging with a toy or item, reflecting a recreational activity.
Sie spielt die Hauptrolle in dem Theaterstück.
She plays the lead role in the play.
Here, 'spielt' denotes performing a part in a theatrical or performance setting, involving acting.
Die Musik spielt leise im Hintergrund.
The music is playing softly in the background.
In this usage, 'spielt' signifies the act of music being played or emitted from a source, indicating a process that occurs.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “spielt” in actual German podcasts.
Find “spielt” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).