Definition
An opening, usually glazed, in a wall or roof through which light and air can enter.
Translations
- English
- window
- Français
- fenêtre
- Türkçe
- pencere
- Polski
- okno
- Русский
- окно
- Українська
- вікно
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Fenster
- A1
- Noun
- Home & Household
- City & Places
window
/das ˈfɛnstɐ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Fenster
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Borrowing
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimaryCity & Places
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Fenster lässt morgens viel Licht ins Zimmer.NominativSing.The window lets a lot of light into the room in the morning.
- Bitte öffne das Fenster.AkkusativSing.Please open the window.
- Neben dem Fenster steht eine große Zimmerpflanze.DativSing.A large houseplant stands next to the window.
- Der Griff des Fensters ist locker.GenitivSing.The handle of the window is loose.
- Die Fenster sind heute weit geöffnet.NominativPlur.The windows are wide open today.
- Wir putzen die Fenster am Samstag.AkkusativPlur.We clean the windows on Saturday.
- An den Fenstern hängen helle Vorhänge.DativPlur.Light curtains hang on the windows.
- Die Rahmen der Fenster müssen bald gestrichen werden.GenitivPlur.The frames of the windows need to be painted soon.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Fenster/ˈfɛnstɐ/
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Article phrase
das Fenster/das ˈfɛnstɐ/
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Plural
Fenster/ˈfɛnstɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Fenster | die Fenster |
| Akkusativ | das Fenster | die Fenster |
| Dativ | dem Fenster | den Fenstern |
| Genitiv | des Fensters | der Fenster |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdas Fenster öffnen
- Collocationdas Fenster schließen
- Prepositional constructionaus dem Fensteraus + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termÖffnung
- Narrower termDachfenster
- Easily confused withLuke
A Fenster is usually intended for light and air in a building; a Luke is often smaller and additionally serves as an entrance or cover.
- Semantically relatedTür — door
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeBorrowing
„Fenster“ is a loanword from Latin.
Word family
- Fensterrahmen
- Fensterbank
- Fenstergriff
- Fensterchen