Usage Note
Sudoku is the number-placement puzzle of Japanese origin, widely popular in German print media alongside Kreuzworträtsel. German speakers use the word as a neuter noun: ein Sudoku lösen. Difficulty levels are leicht, mittel, schwer.
Examples
"Das tägliche Sudoku in der Zeitung dauert bei ihm nie länger als zehn Minuten."
Natural Translation
The daily Sudoku in the newspaper never takes him longer than ten minutes.
Literal Translation
The daily Sudoku in the newspaper lasts with him never longer than ten minutes.
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