Markt

market

noun MARKT Common

Origin: from Latin 'mercatus' (trade, market)

Also means

marketplace

Usage Note

Markt covers both the open-air market square and the economic market. Note the umlauted plural Märkte, and the common compounds Supermarkt and auf den Markt bringen ('to launch a product').

Examples

"Ich kaufe Obst auf dem Markt."

Natural Translation

I buy fruit at the market.

Literal Translation

I buy fruit on the market.

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