Definition
A very short period of time or moment.
Translations
- English
- moment
- Français
- instant
- Türkçe
- an
- Polski
- chwila
- Русский
- мгновение
- Українська
- мить
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Augenblick
- A2
- Noun
- Time & Calendar
moment
/deːɐ̯ ˈaʊɡn̩blɪk/
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
- Augenblicke
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Time & CalendarPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Augenblick verging viel zu schnell.NominativSing.The moment passed much too quickly.
- Ich werde diesen Augenblick nie vergessen.AkkusativSing.I will never forget this moment.
- In einem Augenblick kann sich vieles ändern.DativSing.A lot can change in a moment.
- Die Länge des Augenblicks überraschte alle.GenitivSing.The length of the moment surprised everyone.
- Die Augenblicke vor dem Start waren besonders spannend.NominativPlur.The moments before the start were especially exciting.
- Wir genossen die ruhigen Augenblicke am See.AkkusativPlur.We enjoyed the peaceful moments by the lake.
- Nach mehreren Augenblicken setzte der Regen ein.DativPlur.After several moments, the rain began.
- Die Bedeutung der Augenblicke wurde erst später klar.GenitivPlur.The significance of the moments only became clear later.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Augenblick/ˈaʊɡn̩blɪk/
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Article phrase
der Augenblick/deːɐ̯ ˈaʊɡn̩blɪk/
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Plural
Augenblicke/ˈaʊɡn̩blɪkə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Augenblick | die Augenblicke |
| Akkusativ | den Augenblick | die Augenblicke |
| Dativ | dem Augenblick | den Augenblicken |
| Genitiv | des Augenblicks | der Augenblicke |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Augenblick warten
- Adjective combinationein kostbarer Augenblick
- Verb constructioneinen Augenblick genießen + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDer Augenblick ist gekommen.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- AugeOther
- BlickOther
„Augenblick“ is a compound of „Auge“ and „Blick“.
Word family
- Augenblicklichkeit
- augenblicklich