Definition
A statement that makes a fact, process, or reason easier to understand.
Translations
- English
- explanation
- Français
- explication
- Türkçe
- açıklama
- Polski
- wyjaśnienie
- Русский
- объяснение
- Українська
- пояснення
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Erklärung
- B1
- Noun
- Communication
- Education & Learning
explanation
/diː ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁʊŋ/
Meaning and translations
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Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Erklärungen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- CommunicationPrimaryEducation & Learning
Usage examples
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Pronunciation and forms
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Lemma
Erklärung/ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁʊŋ/
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Article phrase
die Erklärung/diː ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁʊŋ/
Declension / Forms
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Usage and collocations
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Semantic relations
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- Near-synonymBegründung — justification
A Begründung usually gives specific reasons for a decision, whereas an Erklärung can also explain more general contexts.
- Related termBeschreibung — description
A Erklärung primarily explains reasons or connections, whereas a Beschreibung presents features and appearance.
- Related termAngabe — information
A Angabe typically provides a single fact; a Erklärung, by contrast, makes a fact, process, or reason understandable.
Word formation and word family
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