Definition
A written sign of the alphabet used to form words.
Translations
- English
- letter
- Français
- lettre
- Türkçe
- harf
- Polski
- litera
- Русский
- буква
- Українська
- літера
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Buchstabe
- A1
- Noun
- Education & Learning
- Communication
letter
/deːɐ̯ ˈbuːxʃtaːbə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Buchstaben
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Education & LearningPrimaryCommunication
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Buchstabe steht am Anfang des Wortes.NominativSing.The letter is at the beginning of the word.
- Ich schreibe den Buchstaben deutlich.AkkusativSing.I write the letter clearly.
- Ich gebe dem Buchstaben eine besondere Farbe.DativSing.I give the letter a special color.
- Die Form des Buchstabens ist ungewöhnlich.GenitivSing.The shape of the letter is unusual.
- Die Buchstaben bilden ein Wort.NominativPlur.The letters form a word.
- Die Schüler lernen die Buchstaben.AkkusativPlur.The students learn the letters.
- Die Kinder ordnen den Buchstaben verschiedene Laute zu.DativPlur.The children assign different sounds to the letters.
- Die Reihenfolge der Buchstaben ist wichtig.GenitivPlur.The order of the letters is important.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Buchstabe/ˈbuːxʃtaːbə/
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Article phrase
der Buchstabe/deːɐ̯ ˈbuːxʃtaːbə/
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Plural
Buchstaben/ˈbuːxʃtaːbən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Buchstabe | die Buchstaben |
| Akkusativ | den Buchstaben | die Buchstaben |
| Dativ | dem Buchstaben | den Buchstaben |
| Genitiv | des Buchstabens | der Buchstaben |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationder erste Buchstabe
- Collocationein einzelner Buchstabe
- Sentence patternDieser Buchstabe kommt im Namen vor.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termZeichen
Letters are Zeichen with a fixed function in the alphabet; numerals, punctuation marks, and symbols are also Zeichen.
- Related termZiffer
Letters and numerals are different kinds of signs: letters form words, while numerals designate numbers.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Buchstabe“ is a simple noun that cannot be further segmented synchronically.