Meaning and translations

Definition

A circumstance or element that contributes to a particular result or development.

Translations
English
factor
Français
facteur
Türkçe
etken
Polski
czynnik
Русский
фактор
Українська
чинник

Grammar & classification

Article
der
Gender
Masculine
Plural
Faktoren
Part of speech
Noun
CEFR level
B1
Topics
Numbers & MeasurementsPrimarySociety & Public Life

Usage examples

  1. Der Faktor beeinflusst die Entscheidung.NominativSing.The factor influences the decision.
  2. Das Unternehmen analysiert den Faktor genau.AkkusativSing.The company analyzes the factor precisely.
  3. Wir messen dem Faktor große Bedeutung bei.DativSing.We attach great importance to the factor.

Pronunciation and forms

  • Lemma
    Faktor/ˈfaktoːɐ̯/
  • Article phrase
    der Faktor/deːɐ̯ ˈfaktoːɐ̯/
  • Plural
    Faktoren/ˈfaktoːʁən/

Declension / Forms

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativder Faktordie Faktoren
Akkusativden Faktordie Faktoren
Dativdem Faktorden Faktoren
Genitivdes Faktorsder Faktoren

Usage and collocations

  • Adjective combinationein entscheidender Faktor
  • Adjective combinationein wichtiger Faktor
  • Verb constructionden Faktor beeinflussen + Akkusativ

Semantic relations

  • Near-synonymGrund — reason
  • Broader termUrsache — cause

    A Ursache directly or substantially brings about an outcome; a Faktor contributes to it without having to be the sole Ursache.

  • Narrower termEinfluss — influence

Word formation and word family

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