Definition
A person who especially likes and supports a performer, team, or activity.
Translations
- English
- fan
- Français
- fan
- Türkçe
- hayran
- Polski
- fan
- Русский
- поклонник
- Українська
- шанувальник
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Fan
- A2
- Noun
- Leisure & Hobbies
- People & Family
fan
/deːɐ̯ fɛn/
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
- Fans
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Leisure & HobbiesPrimaryPeople & Family
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Er ist ein großer Fan dieser Band.NominativSing.He is a big fan of this band.
- Sie trifft den Fan nach dem Konzert.AkkusativSing.She meets the fan after the concert.
- Die Sängerin dankt dem Fan für seine Unterstützung.DativSing.The singer thanks the fan for his support.
- Die Begeisterung des Fans ist deutlich zu spüren.GenitivSing.The fans' enthusiasm is clearly palpable.
- Die Fans feiern gemeinsam im Stadion.NominativPlur.The fans celebrate together in the stadium.
- Die Musiker begrüßen die Fans nach dem Auftritt.AkkusativPlur.The musicians greet the fans after the performance.
- Die Veranstalter geben den Fans wichtige Informationen.DativPlur.The organizers give the fans important information.
- Die Stimmen der Fans sind laut zu hören.GenitivPlur.The fans' voices can be heard loudly.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Fan/fɛn/
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Article phrase
der Fan/deːɐ̯ fɛn/
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Plural
Fans/fɛns/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Fan | die Fans |
| Akkusativ | den Fan | die Fans |
| Dativ | dem Fan | den Fans |
| Genitiv | des Fans | der Fans |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein treuer Fan
- Collocationein großer Fan von einer Band
- Collocationjemanden als Fan gewinnen
- Sentence patternDer Fan unterstützt seine Mannschaft.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymAnhänger
A Fan usually supports or follows a person, a team, or an activity; Anhänger can additionally have an ideological or political meaning.
- Related termZuschauer — male spectator
A Zuschauer observes an event without necessarily particularly supporting the team or artist.
- Narrower termSupporter
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Fanin
- Fankultur