Definition
The amount of physical separation between people, objects, or positions.
Translations
- English
- distance
- Français
- distance
- Türkçe
- mesafe
- Polski
- dystans
- Русский
- дистанция
- Українська
- дистанція
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Distanz
- B1
- Noun
- Numbers & Measurements
- Travel & Transport
distance
/diː dɪsˈtant͡s/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Distanzen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Borrowing
- Topics
- Numbers & MeasurementsPrimaryTravel & Transport
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Distanz zwischen den beiden Orten beträgt zehn Kilometer.NominativSing.The distance between the two places is ten kilometers.
- Wir vergrößerten die Distanz zwischen den Fahrzeugen.AkkusativSing.We increased the distance between the vehicles.
- Mit dieser Distanz konnte sie die Situation besser beurteilen.DativSing.With this distance, she was able to assess the situation better.
- Die Einhaltung der Distanz schützt vor unnötigen Konflikten.GenitivSing.Maintaining the distance prevents unnecessary conflicts.
- Große Distanzen erschweren regelmäßige persönliche Treffen.NominativPlur.Large distances make regular in-person meetings more difficult.
- Die Wanderer überwanden mehrere große Distanzen.AkkusativPlur.The hikers overcame several large distances.
- Bei großen Distanzen zwischen den Häusern ist ein Auto oft notwendig.DativPlur.When houses are far apart, a car is often necessary.
- Die Auswirkungen großer Distanzen werden oft unterschätzt.GenitivPlur.The effects of large distances are often underestimated.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Distanz/dɪsˈtant͡s/
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Article phrase
die Distanz/diː dɪsˈtant͡s/
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Plural
Distanzen/dɪsˈtant͡sən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Distanz | die Distanzen |
| Akkusativ | die Distanz | die Distanzen |
| Dativ | der Distanz | den Distanzen |
| Genitiv | der Distanz | der Distanzen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine große Distanz
- CollocationDistanz halten
- CollocationDistanz gewinnen
- Verb constructioneine Distanz überwinden + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionaus der Distanzaus + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Distanz zwischen den Städten ist beträchtlich.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedNähe — vicinity
Distanz denotes spatial distance, whereas Nähe emphasizes the small extent of this distance.
- Near-synonymAbstand
Abstand and Distanz overlap considerably; however, Distanz often sounds somewhat more formal or abstract.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeBorrowing
„Distanz“ is a noun borrowed from French.