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spielen

/ˈʃpiːlən/ verb C2
  1. to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment) (intransitive) · Die Kinder spielen draußen. The children are playing outside.· Die Katze spielt mit einer Schnur. The cat is playing with a string.
  2. to play, to engage in (a game, a sport, etc.) (transitive) · Karten spielen to play cards
  3. to play, to perform (a piece of music, a role in theater or a movie) (transitive)
  4. to play, to listen to (a radio, a recording, etc.) (transitive)
  5. to play, to perform on (a musical instrument) (transitive) · Ich spiele Klavier I play the piano
  6. to act like, to behave like (transitive) · den Narren spielen to play the fool
  7. to take place, to be set (in a particular time or place; of fiction) (intransitive) · Das Spiel spielt in einer postapokalyptischen Zukunft. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic future.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
spielen
Present (er)
spielt
Präteritum (er)
spielte
Perfekt (er)
hat gespielt
Infinitive with zu
zu spielen

From the library

„Ich spiele gern Fußball.“
Der neue Schüler, p. 1 · A1
„Wir spielen jeden Mittwoch Fußball.“
Der neue Schüler, p. 1 · A1
Ich spiele in einem Verein in Kiel.
Meine Sportwoche, p. 1 · A1
Samstag: Wir spielen Fußball gegen eine Schule aus Lübeck.
Meine Sportwoche, p. 1 · A1

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.