Definition
A measured or bounded area of land or another surface.
Translations
- English
- area
- Français
- surface
- Türkçe
- alan
- Polski
- powierzchnia
- Русский
- площадь
- Українська
- площа
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Fläche
- B1
- Noun
- Numbers & Measurements
- City & Places
area
/diː ˈflɛçə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Flächen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Numbers & MeasurementsPrimaryCity & Places
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Fläche wirkt auf dem Plan deutlich größer als erwartet.NominativSing.The area looks noticeably larger on the plan than expected.
- Die Architektin vermisst die Fläche des Grundstücks genau.AkkusativSing.The architect measures the area of the property precisely.
- Die Fläche wird durch einen Zaun klar begrenzt.DativSing.The area is clearly bounded by a fence.
- Die Größe der Fläche bestimmt die mögliche Bebauung.GenitivSing.The size of the area determines the possible development.
- Die Flächen der beiden Grundstücke überschneiden sich teilweise.NominativPlur.The areas of the two properties partially overlap.
- Die Gemeinde kaufte mehrere Flächen für neue Spielplätze.AkkusativPlur.The municipality bought several plots of land for new playgrounds.
- Den Flächen wurden unterschiedliche Nutzungsarten zugewiesen.DativPlur.Different types of use were assigned to the areas.
- Die Grenzen der Flächen sind im Kataster eingetragen.GenitivPlur.The boundaries of the areas are recorded in the cadastral register.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Fläche/ˈflɛçə/
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Article phrase
die Fläche/diː ˈflɛçə/
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Plural
Flächen/ˈflɛçn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Fläche | die Flächen |
| Akkusativ | die Fläche | die Flächen |
| Dativ | der Fläche | den Flächen |
| Genitiv | der Fläche | der Flächen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine große Fläche
- Collocationdie Fläche eines Grundstücks
- Adjective combinationeine begrenzte Fläche
- Verb constructioneine Fläche vermessen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionauf der Flächeauf + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Fläche reicht für einen kleinen Garten aus.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Narrower termBoden — floor
- Near-synonymAreal
Areal and Fläche overlap, but Areal usually refers to a clearly delimited area of land or property.
- Near-synonymGebiet — area
Gebiet tends to refer to a spatially delimited area, whereas Fläche particularly emphasizes its extent or surface.
- Broader termRaum — room
Raum is the broader hypernym; a Fläche is a spatially delimited two-dimensional area.
- Narrower termGrundstück
A Grundstück is a legally delimited type of Fläche, but not every Fläche is a Grundstück.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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