Touchdown
masculine
The English word 'touchdown' is translated into German as Touchdown.
This term is used to refer to a touchdown score in the context of American football.
Meaning: football score (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Touchdown is a masculine noun.
Did you know?
- While Touchdown is used in American football, the word Touchdown can also appear in German aviation contexts to describe a plane landing.
- Because German uses compound nouns, a 'touchdown pass' would likely be written as a single word Touchdown-Pass or Touchdownpass.
- German sports media often adopts 'Denglisch', a hybrid of German and English, where Touchdown is integrated into German sentence structures without translation.
Examples in context
- Im American Football gibt es für einen Touchdown sechs Punkte.In American football, a touchdown scores six points.This sentence is useful for explaining the point value of a Touchdown in American football.Tatoeba #1109675 by Haehnchenpaella, translation #326828 by mamat
- Wow, hast du gerade den spektakulären Touchdown gesehen?Wow, did you just witness that spectacular touchdown?
- Der Touchdown war absolut entscheidend.The touchdown was absolutely decisive.
- Wir feiern den Touchdown mit den Fans.We are celebrating the touchdown with the fans.
Example conversation
Hannah and Maximilian are watching an American football game on TV.
- HannahHast du das gesehen, Maximilian?Did you see that, Maximilian?
- MaximilianJa, das war ein perfekter Touchdown!Yes, that was a perfect touchdown!
- HannahDas Spiel wird jetzt richtig spannend.The game is getting really exciting now.
- MaximilianIch hoffe auf noch einen Touchdown.I am hoping for another touchdown.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “touchdown” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
