Definition
A small individual fact or feature within a larger whole.
Translations
- English
- detail
- Français
- détail
- Türkçe
- ayrıntı
- Polski
- szczegół
- Русский
- деталь
- Українська
- деталь
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Detail
- B1
- Noun
- Communication
- Education & Learning
detail
/das deˈtaɪ̯l/
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
- Details
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Borrowing
- Topics
- CommunicationPrimaryEducation & Learning
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Detail beschreibt einen wichtigen Aspekt des Bildes.NominativSing.The detail describes an important aspect of the picture.
- Die Forscher untersuchten das Detail genau.AkkusativSing.The researchers examined the detail closely.
- Die Erklärung widmet sich dem Detail im Text.DativSing.The explanation focuses on the detail in the text.
- Die Bedeutung des Details wurde ausführlich erläutert.GenitivSing.The significance of the detail was explained in detail.
- Die Details des Berichts sind überzeugend.NominativPlur.The details of the report are convincing.
- Die Redaktion prüfte die Details sorgfältig.AkkusativPlur.The editorial team checked the details carefully.
- Die Experten widmeten sich den Details des Falls.DativPlur.The experts devoted themselves to the details of the case.
- Die Unterschiede der Details waren kaum erkennbar.GenitivPlur.The differences between the details were barely discernible.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Detail/deˈtaɪ̯l/
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Article phrase
das Detail/das deˈtaɪ̯l/
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Plural
Details/deˈtaɪ̯ls/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Detail | die Details |
| Akkusativ | das Detail | die Details |
| Dativ | dem Detail | den Details |
| Genitiv | des Details | der Details |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein wichtiges Detail beachten
- Adjective combinationein kleines Detail
- Verb constructionein Detail erklären + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDas Detail fällt sofort auf.
- Prepositional constructionin einem Detailin + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymEinzelheit — detail
A Detail is a single Einzelheit within a larger context; the two words are often interchangeable, but Detail sounds somewhat more factual.
- Broader termInformation — information
A Detail is a specific Information, but not every Information denotes a single feature or a small detail.
- Related termAspekt
Detail and Aspekt name different perspectives on a topic; a Aspekt is usually more comprehensive, whereas a Detail is more concrete.
- Related termMerkmal
A Detail can be a Merkmal of a whole; however, Merkmal more generally denotes a distinguishing characteristic.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeBorrowing
„Detail“ is an established loanword from French and synchronically denotes a single piece of information or characteristic.