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How to Say ‘With building blocks’ in German

Mit Bausteinen

mit BOW-shtine-en

[mit BOW-shtine-en]

💬 Usage Tip: Mit means "with," and it always takes the dative case. Bausteine are building blocks—great kid vocab!

🇩🇪 In Germany: Building blocks are a daycare classic in Germany too. Wooden toys are especially popular.

Phrase Breakdown

Mit

[mit]

with

A preposition meaning "with." It is used to show accompaniment or the tool/material used.

Example

Ich spiele mit meinem Bruder.

I play with my brother.

Bausteinen

[BOW-shtine-en]

building blocks

The plural dative form of "Baustein," meaning building blocks or blocks used for constructing things.

Example

Das Kind baut mit Bausteinen ein Haus.

The child builds a house with building blocks.

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