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
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Nature & EnvironmentPrimaryCity & Places
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Ein langer Fluss fließt durch die Stadt.NominativSing.A long river flows through the city.
- Wir überqueren den Fluss.AkkusativSing.We cross the river.
- Wir machen einen Spaziergang am Fluss.DativSing.We take a walk by the river.
- Die Flüsse führen viel Wasser.NominativPlur.The rivers carry a lot of water.
- Auf der Karte sehen wir mehrere Flüsse.AkkusativPlur.We see several rivers on the map.
- An den Flüssen liegen viele Städte.DativPlur.Many cities lie along the rivers.
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
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termGewässer
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word