Definition
A sequence of moving images with sound that tells a story or shows something.
Translations
- English
- film
- Français
- film
- Türkçe
- film
- Polski
- film
- Русский
- фильм
- Українська
- фільм
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Film
- A1
- Noun
- Leisure & Hobbies
- Technology & Media
film
/deːɐ̯ ˈfɪlm/
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
- Filme
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Leisure & HobbiesPrimaryTechnology & Media
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Film dauert neunzig Minuten.NominativSing.The film lasts ninety minutes.
- Wir sehen heute Abend einen Film.AkkusativSing.We are watching a film this evening.
- Ich gebe dem Film eine gute Bewertung.DativSing.I give the film a good rating.
- Die Handlung des Films ist spannend.GenitivSing.The film's plot is exciting.
- Diese Filme sind sehr bekannt.NominativPlur.These films are very well known.
- Wir sehen am Wochenende mehrere Filme.AkkusativPlur.We watch several films at the weekend.
- Die Regisseurin erzählt den Kindern von verschiedenen Filmen.DativPlur.The director tells the children about various films.
- Die Kritiken der Filme waren sehr positiv.GenitivPlur.The reviews of the films were very positive.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Film/fɪlm/
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Article phrase
der Film/deːɐ̯ ˈfɪlm/
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Plural
Filme/ˈfɪlmə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Film | die Filme |
| Akkusativ | den Film | die Filme |
| Dativ | dem Film | den Filmen |
| Genitiv | des Films | der Filme |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Film sehen
- Collocationeinen Film ansehen
- Collocationeinen Film drehen
- Adjective combinationein spannender Film
- Sentence patternDer Film läuft heute im Kino.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedKino — cinema
A Film is the work; a Kino is the place or hall where films are shown publicly.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Filmemacher
- Filmkunst