Definition
An individual fact supplied in a form, application, or formal statement.
Translations
- English
- information
- Français
- indication
- Türkçe
- bilgi
- Polski
- informacja
- Русский
- сведения
- Українська
- відомості
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Angabe
- B1
- Noun
- Communication
- Services & Everyday Tasks
information
/diː ˈaŋɡaːbə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Angaben
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- CommunicationPrimaryServices & Everyday Tasks
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Angabe war korrekt.NominativSing.The information provided was correct.
- Bitte ergänzen Sie die Angabe im Formular.AkkusativSing.Please complete the information on the form.
- Der Sachbearbeiter widersprach der Angabe.DativSing.The caseworker contradicted the information provided.
- Die Richtigkeit der Angabe wurde geprüft.GenitivSing.The accuracy of the information provided was checked.
- Die Angaben im Formular waren vollständig.NominativPlur.The information on the form was complete.
- Der Mitarbeiter prüfte die Angaben sorgfältig.AkkusativPlur.The employee carefully checked the information provided.
- Die Behörde vertraute den Angaben der Antragsteller.DativPlur.The authority trusted the applicants’ information.
- Die Bedeutung der Angaben wurde erläutert.GenitivPlur.The meaning of the information provided was explained.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Angabe/ˈaŋɡaːbə/
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Article phrase
die Angabe/diː ˈaŋɡaːbə/
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Plural
Angaben/ˈaŋɡaːbən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Angabe | die Angaben |
| Akkusativ | die Angabe | die Angaben |
| Dativ | der Angabe | den Angaben |
| Genitiv | der Angabe | der Angaben |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine genaue Angabe
- Collocationeine Angabe machen
- Verb constructioneine Angabe bestätigen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionlaut Angabelaut + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Angabe fehlt im Formular.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymInformation — information
Angabe usually refers to a single specific Information, whereas Information can also include general or summarized knowledge.
- Near-synonymMitteilung
Angabe is often factual information in a form; Mitteilung tends to refer more to the act or the message of communicating something.
- Near-synonymAuskunft — information
A Angabe usually refers to a single communicated fact, whereas a Auskunft can also be a detailed answer.
- Related termErklärung — explanation
A Angabe typically provides a single fact; a Erklärung, by contrast, makes a fact, process, or reason understandable.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- angab-Other
- -eSuffix
„Angabe“ is a derivation from the verb „angeben“ with the suffix „-e“.
Word family
- angeben