Nomen

das Fenster

window

Kannst du bitte das Fenster öffnen?

Can you please open the window?

Ich schaue aus dem Fenster.

I'm looking out of the window.

Das Fenster ist schmutzig.

The window is dirty.

to open/close the window Please close the window.

to look out of the window She often looks out of the window.

Synonyms: Scheibe (pane)

From Old High German 'fenstar', from Latin 'fenestra' (window).

If you know the rare English word 'defenestration' (throwing someone out of a window), you can connect it to its root 'fenestra', which is also the root of 'Fenster'.

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