Definition
Information that can be collected, stored, or processed.
Translations
- English
- data
- Français
- données
- Türkçe
- veriler
- Polski
- dane
- Русский
- данные
- Українська
- дані
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Daten
- A2
- Noun
- Technology & Media
- Personal Information
data
/diː ˈdaːtn̩/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- —
- Plural
- Daten
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Technology & MediaPrimaryPersonal Information
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Daten werden sicher gespeichert.NominativPlur.The data are stored securely.
- Bitte prüfen Sie Ihre persönlichen Daten.AkkusativPlur.Please check your personal data.
- Die Behörde arbeitet mit den Daten.DativPlur.The authority works with the data.
- Die Qualität der Daten wird regelmäßig überprüft.GenitivPlur.The quality of the data is checked regularly.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Daten/ˈdaːtn̩/
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Article phrase
die Daten/diː ˈdaːtn̩/
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Plural
Daten/ˈdaːtn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | — | die Daten |
| Akkusativ | — | die Daten |
| Dativ | — | den Daten |
| Genitiv | — | der Daten |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationDaten speichern
- CollocationDaten verarbeiten
- Sentence patternpersönliche Daten
- CollocationDaten sammeln
- Verb constructionDaten analysieren + Akkusativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termInformation — information
Daten generally refers to structured or processable information, whereas Information can also broadly mean communicated knowledge or details.
- Semantically relatedInternet — internet
Daten are processable information; Internet is a network through which such Daten can be transmitted.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Daten“ is a simple noun without a visible productive derivation.