Definition
The mental focus given to a person, thing, or activity.
Translations
- English
- attention
- Français
- attention
- Türkçe
- dikkat
- Polski
- uwaga
- Русский
- внимание
- Українська
- увага
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Aufmerksamkeit
- B1
- Noun
- Communication
- Emotions & Personality
attention
/diː ˈaʊfˌmɛʁkzaːmkaɪt/
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
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- CommunicationPrimaryEmotions & Personality
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Ihre Aufmerksamkeit galt ganz dem Vortrag.NominativSing.All their attention was focused on the lecture.
- Der Lehrer lobte ihre Aufmerksamkeit während des Unterrichts.AkkusativSing.The teacher praised their attention during the lesson.
- Sie widmete der Aufgabe besondere Aufmerksamkeit.DativSing.She devoted special attention to the task.
- Die Bedeutung der Aufmerksamkeit für das Lernen ist gut erforscht.GenitivSing.The importance of attention for learning has been well researched.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Aufmerksamkeit/ˈaʊfˌmɛʁkzaːmkaɪt/
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Article phrase
die Aufmerksamkeit/diː ˈaʊfˌmɛʁkzaːmkaɪt/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Aufmerksamkeit | — |
| Akkusativ | die Aufmerksamkeit | — |
| Dativ | der Aufmerksamkeit | — |
| Genitiv | der Aufmerksamkeit | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationvolle Aufmerksamkeit
- CollocationAufmerksamkeit schenken
- CollocationAufmerksamkeit erregen
- Prepositional constructionmit Aufmerksamkeit zuhörenmit + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Aufmerksamkeit lässt im Laufe des Tages nach.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymKonzentration — concentration
Aufmerksamkeit refers to mental attentiveness, while Konzentration more specifically refers to sustained, focused concentration on a particular task or topic.
- Semantically relatedAchtsamkeit
Achtsamkeit refers to a conscious, often nonjudgmental awareness of present experience, whereas Aufmerksamkeit can also be deliberately directed at people, things, or activities.
- Semantically relatedInteresse — interest
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- aufmerksam
- Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit