Definition
The fourth month of the calendar year.
Translations
- English
- April
- Français
- avril
- Türkçe
- nisan
- Polski
- kwiecień
- Русский
- апрель
- Українська
- квітень
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der April
- A1
- Noun
- Time & Calendar
April
/deːɐ̯ aˈpʁɪl/
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
- Aprile
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Borrowing
- Topics
- Time & CalendarPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der April beginnt oft mit wechselhaftem Wetter.NominativSing.April often begins with changeable weather.
- Viele Menschen planen ihren Urlaub für den April.AkkusativSing.Many people plan their vacation for April.
- Im April werden die Tage länger.DativSing.The days get longer in April.
- Die Temperaturen des Aprils steigen allmählich an.GenitivSing.April’s temperatures gradually rise.
- Die Aprile vergangener Jahrhunderte waren nicht immer gleich lang.NominativPlur.The Aprils of past centuries were not always the same length.
- Die Kalender zeigen die Aprile verschiedener Jahre.AkkusativPlur.The calendars show the Aprils of different years.
- In historischen Aufzeichnungen begegnet man mehreren Aprilen.DativPlur.Historical records mention several Aprils.
- Die Namen der Aprile sind in alten Kalendern vermerkt.GenitivPlur.The names of the Aprils are recorded in old calendars.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
April/aˈpʁɪl/
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Article phrase
der April/deːɐ̯ aˈpʁɪl/
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Plural
Aprile/aˈpʁiːlə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der April | die Aprile |
| Akkusativ | den April | die Aprile |
| Dativ | dem April | den Aprilen |
| Genitiv | des Aprils | der Aprile |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionim Aprilin + Dativ
- Sentence patternDer April hat dreißig Tage.
- CollocationAnfang April
- CollocationMitte April
- CollocationEnde April
- Sentence patternIm April blühen viele Bäume.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeBorrowing
„April“ is a loanword from Latin.