Definition
A place where books and other media can be read, used, or borrowed.
Translations
- English
- library
- Français
- bibliothèque
- Türkçe
- kütüphane
- Polski
- biblioteka
- Русский
- библиотека
- Українська
- бібліотека
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Bibliothek
- A2
- Noun
- Education & Learning
- City & Places
library
/diː biblioˈteːk/
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
- Bibliotheken
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Borrowing
- Topics
- Education & LearningPrimaryCity & Places
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Bibliothek schließt um sechs Uhr.NominativSing.The library closes at six o'clock.
- Ich besuche die Bibliothek am Samstag.AkkusativSing.I visit the library on Saturday.
- Wir lernen in der Bibliothek.DativSing.We study in the library.
- Die Türen der Bibliothek sind aus Glas.GenitivSing.The library doors are made of glass.
- Bibliotheken bieten viele Bücher an.NominativPlur.Libraries offer many books.
- Viele Menschen besuchen Bibliotheken.AkkusativPlur.Many people visit libraries.
- In den Bibliotheken finden Lesungen statt.DativPlur.Readings take place in the libraries.
- Die Öffnungszeiten der Bibliotheken stehen online.GenitivPlur.The libraries' opening hours are listed online.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Bibliothek/biblioˈteːk/
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Article phrase
die Bibliothek/diː biblioˈteːk/
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Plural
Bibliotheken/biblioˈteːkən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Bibliothek | die Bibliotheken |
| Akkusativ | die Bibliothek | die Bibliotheken |
| Dativ | der Bibliothek | den Bibliotheken |
| Genitiv | der Bibliothek | der Bibliotheken |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine gut ausgestattete Bibliothek
- Collocationdie Bibliothek besuchen
- Collocationin der Bibliothek lernen
- Collocationein Buch aus der Bibliothek ausleihen
- Collocationdie Öffnungszeiten der Bibliothek
- Sentence patternDie Bibliothek ist heute geöffnet.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termArchiv
Bibliothek and Archiv preserve information, but differ in use and accessibility.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeBorrowing
„Bibliothek“ is an established loanword; a reliable synchronic decomposition into German components is not available.