Definition
An alcoholic drink made mainly from malt, hops, water, and yeast.
Translations
- English
- beer
- Français
- bière
- Türkçe
- bira
- Polski
- piwo
- Русский
- пиво
- Українська
- пиво
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Bier
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
beer
/das ˈbiːɐ̯/
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
- Biere
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Bier ist ein beliebtes Getränk in Deutschland.NominativSing.Beer is a popular drink in Germany.
- Viele Menschen trinken Bier im Sommer.AkkusativSing.Many people drink beer in summer.
- Er bietet seinem Gast ein Bier an.DativSing.He offers his guest a beer.
- Der Geschmack des Biers ist mild.GenitivSing.The taste of the beer is mild.
- Biere aus verschiedenen Regionen unterscheiden sich deutlich.NominativPlur.Beers from different regions differ noticeably.
- Die Gäste probieren mehrere Biere.AkkusativPlur.The guests taste several beers.
- Mit verschiedenen Bieren lässt sich gut kochen.DativPlur.Various beers can be used for cooking.
- Die Qualität der Biere variiert je nach Brauerei.GenitivPlur.The quality of the beers varies depending on the brewery.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Bier/biːɐ̯/
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Article phrase
das Bier/das ˈbiːɐ̯/
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Plural
Biere/ˈbiːʁə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Bier | die Biere |
| Akkusativ | das Bier | die Biere |
| Dativ | dem Bier | den Bieren |
| Genitiv | des Biers | der Biere |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein kühles Bier
- CollocationBier vom Fass
- Verb constructionBier trinken + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit Bier kochenmit + Dativ
- Sentence patternDas Bier schmeckt frisch.
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 typeSimple word
„Bier“ is a simple word synchronically; its etymological origin has not been conclusively established.