Definition
A range of available things from which someone can choose.
Translations
- English
- selection
- Français
- choix
- Türkçe
- seçenekler
- Polski
- wybór
- Русский
- выбор
- Українська
- вибір
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Auswahl
- B1
- Noun
- Shopping & Money
- Services & Everyday Tasks
selection
/diː ˈaʊsvaːl/
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
- Auswahlen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Implicit derivation
- Topics
- Shopping & MoneyPrimaryServices & Everyday Tasks
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Geschäft bietet eine große Auswahl an Schuhen.NominativSing.The shop offers a wide selection of shoes.
- Wir haben eine vielfältige Auswahl an Reisezielen.AkkusativSing.We had a diverse selection of destinations.
- Bei der Auswahl vertrauten wir auf die Empfehlung der Expertin.DativSing.When making the selection, we relied on the expert's recommendation.
- Die Qualität der Auswahl überzeugte uns sofort.GenitivSing.The quality of the selection immediately convinced us.
- Die Auswahlen der verschiedenen Anbieter unterscheiden sich deutlich.NominativPlur.The selections offered by the various providers differ considerably.
- Die Kundinnen verglichen mehrere Auswahlen sorgfältig.AkkusativPlur.The female customers carefully compared several selections.
- Mit den verschiedenen Auswahlen konnten wir die Angebote vergleichen.DativPlur.With the various selections, we were able to compare the offers.
- Die Vorteile der Auswahlen wurden ausführlich erklärt.GenitivPlur.The advantages of the selections were explained in detail.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Auswahl/ˈaʊsvaːl/
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Article phrase
die Auswahl/diː ˈaʊsvaːl/
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Plural
Auswahlen/ˈaʊsvaːlən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Auswahl | die Auswahlen |
| Akkusativ | die Auswahl | die Auswahlen |
| Dativ | der Auswahl | den Auswahlen |
| Genitiv | der Auswahl | der Auswahlen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine große Auswahl
- Collocationeine Auswahl treffen
- Adjective combinationeine begrenzte Auswahl
- Prepositional constructionaus einer Auswahl wählenaus + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymWahl — election
Auswahl usually refers to several available options, whereas Wahl can additionally mean the act or result of choosing.
- Near-synonymSortiment
A Sortiment is an offered assortment of goods; a Auswahl can also include possibilities or people.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeImplicit derivation
- SourceauswählenVerb
„Auswahl“ is an implicit derivation of „auswählen“ involving a stem change; no visible suffix is present.