Definition
An unpleasant emotion caused by feeling disturbed, treated unfairly, or disappointed.
Translations
- English
- anger
- Français
- colère
- Türkçe
- öfke
- Polski
- złość
- Русский
- злость
- Українська
- злість
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Ärger
- B1
- Noun
- Emotions & Personality
- Communication
anger
/deːɐ̯ ˈɛʁɡɐ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Emotions & PersonalityPrimaryCommunication
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Sein Ärger über die Verspätung war deutlich zu erkennen.NominativSing.His annoyance at the delay was clearly evident.
- Sie konnte den Ärger über die unnötige Wartezeit kaum verbergen.AkkusativSing.She could hardly hide her annoyance at the unnecessary wait.
- Mit dem Ärger über die Entscheidung konnte er nur schwer umgehen.DativSing.He found it difficult to deal with his annoyance at the decision.
- Die Ursache des Ärgers blieb lange unklar.GenitivSing.The cause of the annoyance remained unclear for a long time.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Ärger/ˈɛʁɡɐ/
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Article phrase
der Ärger/deːɐ̯ ˈɛʁɡɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Ärger | — |
| Akkusativ | den Ärger | — |
| Dativ | dem Ärger | — |
| Genitiv | des Ärgers | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationgroßen Ärger haben
- CollocationÄrger bekommen
- Verb constructionÄrger vermeiden + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDer Ärger ist schnell verflogen.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymWut
Wut is usually more intense and impulsive than Ärger; Ärger can also last longer and be less intense.
- Related termFreude
Ärger and Freude are different emotional states; Ärger arises from negative experiences, whereas Freude arises from positive ones.
- Semantically relatedUnzufriedenheit
Unzufriedenheit is often a longer-lasting feeling, whereas Ärger usually concerns a specific disturbing or perceived-as-unfair situation.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Ärger“ is synchronically a simple noun without a productively recognizable internal formation.
Word family
- ärgerlich
- sich ärgern