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Kissen

cushion

noun KIS-sen Less Common

Also means

pillow

Usage Note

Kissen covers both sofa cushions and bed pillows; the bed sort is often Kopfkissen (head cushion). It is neuter and, like most -en nouns, unchanged in the plural.

Examples

"Auf dem Sofa liegen drei bunte Kissen."

Natural Translation

There are three colourful cushions on the sofa.

Literal Translation

On the sofa lie three colourful cushions.

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