Definition
A feeling that occurs when the body needs liquid.
Translations
- English
- thirst
- Français
- soif
- Türkçe
- susuzluk
- Polski
- pragnienie
- Русский
- жажда
- Українська
- спрага
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Durst
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
thirst
/deːɐ̯ dʊʁst/
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
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Durst war nach der Wanderung deutlich zu spüren.NominativSing.The thirst was clearly noticeable after the hike.
- Nach dem langen Lauf habe ich großen Durst.AkkusativSing.I was very thirsty after the long run.
- Mit dem Durst kam auch das Bedürfnis zu trinken.DativSing.With the thirst came the need to drink as well.
- Die Ursache des Durstes war die starke Hitze.GenitivSing.The cause of the thirst was the intense heat.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Durst/dʊʁst/
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Article phrase
der Durst/deːɐ̯ dʊʁst/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Durst | — |
| Akkusativ | den Durst | — |
| Dativ | dem Durst | — |
| Genitiv | des Durstes | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationDurst haben
- Collocationgroßen Durst haben
- Sentence patternIch habe Durst.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedTrinken
Trinken is the typical action triggered by Durst; Durst, in contrast, denotes the preceding need.
- Semantically relatedWasser
Wasser can relieve Durst and is therefore a typical remedy for this physical need, but it does not denote the feeling itself.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Durst“ is a synchronically simple noun without any visibly productive derivation or compounding.