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    eine Runde Karten zocken

    Grammar & Usage

    verb phrase
    casual

    How it works

    This idiomatic verb phrase combines the accusative noun phrase 'eine Runde' (a round) with the complementary noun 'Karten' (cards) and the colloquial verb 'zocken' (to game/gamble/play). In main clauses, 'zocken' inflects while the objects typically occupy the middle field (Mittelfeld). It is frequently used with modal verbs or in infinitive constructions with 'zu'.

    Sample sentences

    Hast du Lust, heute Abend mit uns eine Runde Karten zu zocken?

    Do you feel like playing a round of cards with us tonight?

    Wir haben gestern bis spät in die Nacht eine Runde Karten nach der anderen gezockt.

    Yesterday we played one round of cards after another until late into the night.

    Nach dem Essen setzen sich die Freunde zusammen und zocken eine Runde Karten.

    After dinner, the friends sit together and play a round of cards.

    Quick facts

    style_note:Colloquial alternative to 'eine Runde Karten spielen'.
    gender_runde:feminine (die Runde)
    etymology_zocken:Derived from Rotwelsch/Yiddish 'zocken' (to gamble/play), now widely used in German slang for gaming.
    verb_conjugation:zocken (weak: zockt, zockte, hat gezockt)

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    Example

    Hast du Lust, heute Abend mit uns eine Runde Karten zu zocken?

    Do you feel like playing a round of cards with us tonight?

    Wir haben gestern bis spät in die Nacht eine Runde Karten nach der anderen gezockt.

    Yesterday we played one round of cards after another until late into the night.

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