Definition
One of the five movable parts at the end of a hand.
Translations
- English
- finger
- Français
- doigt
- Türkçe
- parmak
- Polski
- palec
- Русский
- палец
- Українська
- палець
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Finger
- A1
- Noun
- Body & Health
finger
/deːɐ̯ ˈfɪŋɐ/
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
- Finger
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Finger ist gebrochen.NominativSing.The finger is broken.
- Sie bewegt den Finger vorsichtig.AkkusativSing.She moves her finger carefully.
- Er steckt den Ring an den Finger.DativSing.He puts the ring on his finger.
- Die Spitze des Fingers ist empfindlich.GenitivSing.The tip of the finger is sensitive.
- Die Finger sind unterschiedlich lang.NominativPlur.The fingers are of different lengths.
- Sie wäscht die Finger gründlich.AkkusativPlur.She washes her fingers thoroughly.
- Der Arzt untersucht die Nägel an den Fingern.DativPlur.The doctor examines the nails on the fingers.
- Die Beweglichkeit der Finger ist wichtig.GenitivPlur.The mobility of the fingers is important.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Finger/ˈfɪŋɐ/
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Article phrase
der Finger/deːɐ̯ ˈfɪŋɐ/
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Plural
Finger/ˈfɪŋɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Finger | die Finger |
| Akkusativ | den Finger | die Finger |
| Dativ | dem Finger | den Fingern |
| Genitiv | des Fingers | der Finger |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein langer Finger
- Collocationsich in den Finger schneiden
- Verb constructionjemandem den Finger zeigen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Finger zeigenmit + Dativ
- Sentence patternDer Finger tut weh.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termZeh
Finger and toes are movable body parts; Finger belong to the hand, while toes belong to the foot.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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