Definition
The achievement of a desired or positive result.
Translations
- English
- success
- Français
- succès
- Türkçe
- başarı
- Polski
- sukces
- Русский
- успех
- Українська
- успіх
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Erfolg
- B1
- Noun
- Emotions & Personality
success
/deːɐ̯ ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlk/
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
- Erfolge
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Emotions & PersonalityPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Erfolg ist hier das Thema.NominativSing.The topic here is “success”.
- Der Text nennt den Erfolg.AkkusativSing.The text mentions “success”.
- Der Text handelt vom Erfolg.DativSing.The text is about “success”.
- Mehrere Erfolge werden hier genannt.NominativPlur.Several examples related to “success” are mentioned here.
- Der Text nennt mehrere Erfolge.AkkusativPlur.The text mentions several examples related to “success”.
- Der Text handelt von mehreren Erfolgen.DativPlur.The text is about several examples related to “success”.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Erfolg/ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlk/
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Article phrase
der Erfolg/deːɐ̯ ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlk/
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Plural
Erfolge/ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Erfolg | die Erfolge |
| Akkusativ | den Erfolg | die Erfolge |
| Dativ | dem Erfolg | den Erfolgen |
| Genitiv | des Erfolgs | der Erfolge |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationErfolg haben
- Collocationgroßen Erfolg haben
- Prepositional constructionmit Erfolgmit + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedPrüfung — examination
- AntonymMisserfolg
- Semantically relatedGlückwunsch — congratulations
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word