Definition
A printed or digital work made up of text or images and published as a single unit.
Translations
- English
- book
- Français
- livre
- Türkçe
- kitap
- Polski
- książka
- Русский
- книга
- Українська
- книга
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Buch
- A1
- Noun
- Education & Learning
- Leisure & Hobbies
book
/das buːx/
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
- Bücher
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Education & LearningPrimaryLeisure & Hobbies
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch.NominativSing.The book is on the table.
- Ich lese jeden Abend ein Buch.AkkusativSing.I read a book every evening.
- Ich blättere in dem Buch.DativSing.I am leafing through the book.
- Der Titel des Buches ist sehr kurz.GenitivSing.The title of the book is very short.
- Die Bücher stehen im Regal.NominativPlur.The books are on the shelf.
- Ich bringe die Bücher zur Bibliothek zurück.AkkusativPlur.I return the books to the library.
- In den Büchern finden wir viele Beispiele.DativPlur.We find many examples in the books.
- Die Seiten der Bücher sind vergilbt.GenitivPlur.The pages of the books are yellowed.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Buch/buːx/
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Article phrase
das Buch/das buːx/
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Plural
Bücher/ˈbyːçɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Buch | die Bücher |
| Akkusativ | das Buch | die Bücher |
| Dativ | dem Buch | den Büchern |
| Genitiv | des Buches | der Bücher |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein Buch lesen
- Collocationein Buch kaufen
- Prepositional constructionin einem Buchin + Dativ
- Collocationein Buch aufschlagen
- Collocationein Buch verschenken
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Narrower termRoman — novel
A Roman is a particular type of book: unlike many other books, it consists of longer fictional prose.
- Broader termWerk
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Buch“ is a simple noun not formed by a visibly productive affix.
Word family
- Buchhandlung
- Buchseite