Definition
A newly created device or method that did not exist before.
Translations
- English
- invention
- Français
- invention
- Türkçe
- icat
- Polski
- wynalazek
- Русский
- изобретение
- Українська
- винахід
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Erfindung
- B1
- Noun
- Technology & Media
- Education & Learning
invention
/diː ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋ/
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
- Erfindungen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Technology & MediaPrimaryEducation & Learning
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Telefon war eine bedeutende Erfindung.NominativSing.The telephone was a significant invention.
- Seine Erfindung erleichtert vielen Menschen die tägliche Arbeit.AkkusativSing.Its invention makes daily work easier for many people.
- Mit einer Erfindung kann man ein bestehendes Problem lösen.DativSing.An invention can be used to solve an existing problem.
- Der Erfolg einer Erfindung hängt oft von ihrer praktischen Anwendung ab.GenitivSing.The success of an invention often depends on its practical application.
- Viele Erfindungen verändern unseren Alltag.NominativPlur.Many inventions change our everyday lives.
- Die Forscher stellten ihre neuesten Erfindungen auf der Messe vor.AkkusativPlur.The researchers presented their latest inventions at the fair.
- Dank ihren Erfindungen konnten die Entwickler zahlreiche Probleme lösen.DativPlur.Thanks to their inventions, the developers were able to solve numerous problems.
- Die Bedeutung der Erfindungen zeigt sich oft erst nach vielen Jahren.GenitivPlur.The significance of inventions often becomes apparent only after many years.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Erfindung/ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋ/
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Article phrase
die Erfindung/diː ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋ/
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Plural
Erfindungen/ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Erfindung | die Erfindungen |
| Akkusativ | die Erfindung | die Erfindungen |
| Dativ | der Erfindung | den Erfindungen |
| Genitiv | der Erfindung | der Erfindungen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine bahnbrechende Erfindung
- Collocationeine Erfindung machen
- Adjective combinationeine technische Erfindung
- Verb constructioneine Erfindung entwickeln + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDiese Erfindung verändert unser Leben.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymInnovation
An Innovation often refers to the successful practical implementation of a new idea; an Erfindung can also exist without broad application.
- Semantically relatedEntdeckung — discovery
- Broader termEntwicklung — development
An Erfindung is a special form of an Entwicklung, provided that something fundamentally new is created.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- erfinden
- Erfinder
- erfinderisch