Definition
A visual representation of a person, object, or scene, for example a photograph or drawing.
Translations
- English
- picture
- Français
- image
- Türkçe
- resim
- Polski
- obrazek
- Русский
- изображение
- Українська
- зображення
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Bild
- A1
- Noun
- Education & Learning
- Leisure & Hobbies
picture
/das ˈbɪlt/
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
- Bilder
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Education & LearningPrimaryLeisure & Hobbies
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- An der Wand hängt ein schönes Bild.NominativSing.A beautiful picture is hanging on the wall.
- Das Kind malt ein Bild von seinem Haus.AkkusativSing.The child is drawing a picture of their house.
- Neben dem Bild steht eine Lampe.DativSing.A lamp stands next to the picture.
- Der Rahmen des Bildes ist aus Holz.GenitivSing.The frame of the picture is made of wood.
- Die Bilder hängen nebeneinander an der Wand.NominativPlur.The pictures are hanging next to each other on the wall.
- Wir betrachten die Bilder aus dem Urlaub.AkkusativPlur.We look at the pictures from the vacation.
- Auf den Bildern erkennt man die ganze Familie.DativPlur.You can see the whole family in the pictures.
- Die Farben der Bilder wirken besonders lebendig.GenitivPlur.The colors of the pictures appear particularly vivid.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Bild/bɪlt/
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Article phrase
das Bild/das ˈbɪlt/
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Plural
Bilder/ˈbɪldɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Bild | die Bilder |
| Akkusativ | das Bild | die Bilder |
| Dativ | dem Bild | den Bildern |
| Genitiv | des Bildes | der Bilder |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein Bild malen
- Collocationein Bild ansehen
- Prepositional constructionauf dem Bildauf + Dativ
- Collocationein Bild beschreiben
- Collocationein Bild zeigen
- Sentence patternDas Bild erinnert an einen schönen Urlaub.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymAbbildung — illustration
A Abbildung usually depicts something deliberately or objectively, for example in a book; Bild is broader and often more general.
- Broader termDarstellung — presentation
A Bild primarily shows something visible; Darstellung can also be a linguistic or conceptual presentation.
- Narrower termFoto — photo
A Foto is a photographic form of a picture and therefore a specific type of depiction.
- Narrower termZeichnung — drawing
A Zeichnung is a specific form of a picture created with lines or hatching.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Bild“ is a synchronically simple noun without a transparently recognizable productive derivation or compounding.