Definition
The first part, point, or moment of something.
Translations
- English
- beginning
- Français
- début
- Türkçe
- başlangıç
- Polski
- początek
- Русский
- начало
- Українська
- початок
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Anfang
- A1
- Noun
- Time & Calendar
beginning
/deːɐ̯ ˈanfaŋ/
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
- Anfänge
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Time & CalendarPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Anfang des Films ist sehr ruhig.NominativSing.The beginning of the film is very calm.
- Wir erreichen den Anfang des Weges.AkkusativSing.We reach the beginning of the path.
- Am Anfang war die Aufgabe schwer.DativSing.At the beginning, the task was difficult.
- Die Bedeutung des Anfangs wird oft unterschätzt.GenitivSing.The significance of the beginning is often underestimated.
- Anfänge können schwierig sein.NominativPlur.Beginnings can be difficult.
- Die Anfänge mehrerer Projekte verliefen erfolgreich.AkkusativPlur.The beginnings of several projects were successful.
- Nach schwierigen Anfängen folgten bessere Zeiten.DativPlur.Better times followed difficult beginnings.
- Die Qualität der Anfänge war unterschiedlich.GenitivPlur.The quality of the beginnings varied.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Anfang/ˈanfaŋ/
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Article phrase
der Anfang/deːɐ̯ ˈanfaŋ/
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Plural
Anfänge/ˈanfɛŋə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Anfang | die Anfänge |
| Akkusativ | den Anfang | die Anfänge |
| Dativ | dem Anfang | den Anfängen |
| Genitiv | des Anfangs | der Anfänge |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionam Anfangan + Dativ
- Collocationvon Anfang an
- Prepositional constructionam Anfang des Jahresan + Dativ
- Collocationeinen neuen Anfang machen
- Sentence patternAm Anfang steht eine Idee.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- AntonymEnde — end
- Semantically relatedZeit — time
Anfang is a point or section within a temporal progression; Zeit refers to the broader framework in which something begins and ends.
- Near-synonymBeginn — beginning
Anfang and Beginn largely overlap; Beginn usually refers more specifically to the start of a process, while Anfang can also mean an initial section.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Anfang“ is an independent German noun without a recognizably productive derivation.
Word family
- Anfänger — male beginner