Definition
Information given in answer to a practical question.
Translations
- English
- information
- Français
- renseignement
- Türkçe
- bilgi
- Polski
- informacja
- Русский
- информация
- Українська
- інформація
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Auskunft
- A2
- Noun
- Services & Everyday Tasks
- Communication
information
/diː ˈaʊ̯skʊnft/
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
- Auskünfte
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Services & Everyday TasksPrimaryCommunication
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Am Schalter bekommen Sie Auskunft über die Zugverbindungen.NominativSing.At the counter, you can get information about train connections.
- Kannst du mir eine Auskunft über die Öffnungszeiten geben?AkkusativSing.Can you give me some information about the opening hours?
- Der Mitarbeiter erteilt der Kundin eine Auskunft.DativSing.The employee provides the customer with information.
- Die Richtigkeit der Auskunft wurde später bestätigt.GenitivSing.The accuracy of the information was confirmed later.
- Die Auskünfte waren sehr hilfreich.NominativPlur.The pieces of information were very helpful.
- Die Auskünfte finden Sie auf der Internetseite.AkkusativPlur.You can find the information on the website.
- Die Besucher vertrauten den Auskünften des Mitarbeiters.DativPlur.The visitors trusted the information provided by the employee.
- Die Qualität der Auskünfte war ausgezeichnet.GenitivPlur.The quality of the information was excellent.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Auskunft/ˈaʊ̯skʊnft/
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Article phrase
die Auskunft/diː ˈaʊ̯skʊnft/
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Plural
Auskünfte/ˈaʊ̯skʏnftə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Auskunft | die Auskünfte |
| Akkusativ | die Auskunft | die Auskünfte |
| Dativ | der Auskunft | den Auskünften |
| Genitiv | der Auskunft | der Auskünfte |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine genaue Auskunft geben
- CollocationAuskunft über etwas geben
- Verb constructionjemandem Auskunft geben + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionauf Auskunft wartenauf + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternIch brauche eine Auskunft.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termInformation — information
A Auskunft is a specific Information given in response to a question; Information is the more general term.
- Near-synonymAngabe — information
A Angabe usually refers to a single communicated fact, whereas a Auskunft can also be a detailed answer.
- Related termBeratung — consultation
A Beratung helps with a decision; a Auskunft, by contrast, mainly provides the information being sought.
- Easily confused withAussage — statement
A Aussage is a claim or statement; a Auskunft is specifically given in response to a question.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Auskunft“ should be treated synchronically as a simple noun; a transparent productive decomposition is not certain.
Word family
- auskunftsfreudig
- auskunftspflichtig
- Auskunftsstelle
- Auskunftgeber