Definition
Something asked in order to get information or an answer.
Translations
- English
- question
- Français
- question
- Türkçe
- soru
- Polski
- pytanie
- Русский
- вопрос
- Українська
- запитання
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Frage
- A1
- Noun
- Education & Learning
question
/diː ˈfʁaːɡə/
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
- Fragen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Education & LearningPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Frage ist einfach.NominativSing.The question is simple.
- Ich habe eine Frage.AkkusativSing.I have a question.
- Bei dieser Frage bin ich unsicher.DativSing.I am unsure about this question.
- Die Antwort auf die Frage war überraschend.GenitivSing.The answer to the question was surprising.
- Die Fragen sind auf Deutsch.NominativPlur.The questions are in German.
- Bitte beantworten Sie alle Fragen.AkkusativPlur.Please answer all the questions.
- Zu den Fragen gibt es kurze Erklärungen.DativPlur.There are short explanations for the questions.
- Die Antworten auf die Fragen waren sehr unterschiedlich.GenitivPlur.The answers to the questions were very different.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Frage/ˈfʁaːɡə/
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Article phrase
die Frage/diː ˈfʁaːɡə/
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Plural
Fragen/ˈfʁaːɡn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Frage | die Fragen |
| Akkusativ | die Frage | die Fragen |
| Dativ | der Frage | den Fragen |
| Genitiv | der Frage | der Fragen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Frage haben
- Collocationeine Frage beantworten
- Collocationeine Frage stellen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termAntwort — answer
A Frage typically requests a Antwort, whereas a Antwort reacts to a Frage, statement, or message; therefore, the two serve different communicative functions.
- Easily confused withBitte — request
A Frage asks for information or an answer; a Bitte can also request an action or a favor.
- Easily confused withAufgabe — task
A Frage requires information or an answer, whereas a Aufgabe usually requires an action or a solution; both can occur together in class.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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