Definition
A piece of furniture with a surface for lying down, used for sleeping and resting.
Translations
- English
- bed
- Français
- lit
- Türkçe
- yatak
- Polski
- łóżko
- Русский
- кровать
- Українська
- ліжко
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Bett
- A1
- Noun
- Body & Health
- Home & Household
bed
/das bɛt/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Betten
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimaryHome & Household
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Bett steht am Fenster.NominativSing.The bed is by the window.
- Wir kaufen ein neues Bett.AkkusativSing.We are buying a new bed.
- Die Katze schläft in dem Bett.DativSing.The cat is sleeping in the bed.
- Die Farbe des Bettes ist blau.GenitivSing.The color of the bed is blue.
- Die Betten stehen im Lager.NominativPlur.The beds are in the warehouse.
- Das Hotel braucht mehrere Betten.AkkusativPlur.The hotel needs several beds.
- Wir geben den Betten neue Matratzen.DativPlur.We are giving the beds new mattresses.
- Die Beine der Betten sind stabil.GenitivPlur.The legs of the beds are sturdy.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Bett/bɛt/
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Article phrase
das Bett/das bɛt/
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Plural
Betten/ˈbɛtn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Bett | die Betten |
| Akkusativ | das Bett | die Betten |
| Dativ | dem Bett | den Betten |
| Genitiv | des Bettes | der Betten |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein bequemes Bett
- Collocationim Bett schlafen
- Collocationdas Bett machen
- Verb constructionein Bett beziehen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionin einem Bettin + Dativ
- Sentence patternDas Bett ist frisch bezogen.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Narrower termKinderbett
A Kinderbett is a smaller Bett whose size and equipment are adapted to children's needs.
- Narrower termEtagenbett
A Etagenbett is a special type of bed with sleeping surfaces arranged one above the other.
- Related termSofa — sofa
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Bett“ is a synchronically simple noun with no productively recognizable composition or derivation.