Definition
A large natural body of water that flows continuously in a particular direction.
Translations
- English
- river
- Français
- rivière
- Türkçe
- nehir
- Polski
- rzeka
- Русский
- река
- Українська
- річка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Fluss
- A1
- Noun
- Nature & Environment
- City & Places
river
/deːɐ̯ ˈflʊs/
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
- Flüsse
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Nature & EnvironmentPrimaryCity & Places
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Fluss führt durch das Tal.NominativSing.The river flows through the valley.
- Wir überqueren den Fluss mit einer Brücke.AkkusativSing.We cross the river using a bridge.
- Die Kinder folgen dem Fluss.DativSing.The children follow the river.
- Das Ufer des Flusses ist grün.GenitivSing.The riverbank is green.
- Die Flüsse führen viel Wasser.NominativPlur.The rivers carry a lot of water.
- Wir sehen mehrere Flüsse in der Landschaft.AkkusativPlur.We see several rivers in the landscape.
- Die Dörfer liegen an den Flüssen.DativPlur.The villages lie along the rivers.
- Die Ufer der Flüsse sind unterschiedlich.GenitivPlur.The banks of the rivers are different.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Fluss/flʊs/
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Article phrase
der Fluss/deːɐ̯ ˈflʊs/
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Plural
Flüsse/ˈflʏsə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Fluss | die Flüsse |
| Akkusativ | den Fluss | die Flüsse |
| Dativ | dem Fluss | den Flüssen |
| Genitiv | des Flusses | der Flüsse |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Fluss überqueren
- Adjective combinationein breiter Fluss
- Prepositional constructionam Fluss spazierenan + Dativ
- Collocationden Fluss entlanggehen
- Prepositional constructionin einem Fluss schwimmenin + Dativ
- Verb constructiondem Fluss folgen + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termGewässer
- Near-synonymStrom — electricity
A Strom is usually a larger Fluss; Fluss refers generally to bodies of water of this kind.
- Narrower termNebenfluss
A Nebenfluss flows into a larger Fluss or another body of water; it is therefore a particular type of Fluss.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Flussbett
- Flussufer