Definition
A language that someone learns and that is not their native language.
Translations
- English
- foreign language
- Français
- langue étrangère
- Türkçe
- yabancı dil
- Polski
- język obcy
- Русский
- иностранный язык
- Українська
- іноземна мова
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Fremdsprache
- A1
- Noun
- Education & Learning
foreign language
/diː ˈfʁɛmtˌʃpʁaːxə/
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
- Fremdsprachen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Education & LearningPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Deutsch ist für mich eine Fremdsprache.NominativSing.German is a foreign language for me.
- Sie lernt eine Fremdsprache.AkkusativSing.She is learning a foreign language.
- Er widmet sich der Fremdsprache.DativSing.He devotes himself to the foreign language.
- Die Grammatik der Fremdsprache ist schwierig.GenitivSing.The grammar of the foreign language is difficult.
- Fremdsprachen öffnen neue Türen.NominativPlur.Foreign languages open new doors.
- Viele Menschen lernen Fremdsprachen.AkkusativPlur.Many people learn foreign languages.
- Mit Fremdsprachen kann man international arbeiten.DativPlur.Foreign languages enable people to work internationally.
- Die Bedeutung der Fremdsprachen wächst.GenitivPlur.The importance of foreign languages is growing.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Fremdsprache/ˈfʁɛmtˌʃpʁaːxə/
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Article phrase
die Fremdsprache/diː ˈfʁɛmtˌʃpʁaːxə/
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Plural
Fremdsprachen/ˈfʁɛmtˌʃpʁaːxən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Fremdsprache | die Fremdsprachen |
| Akkusativ | die Fremdsprache | die Fremdsprachen |
| Dativ | der Fremdsprache | den Fremdsprachen |
| Genitiv | der Fremdsprache | der Fremdsprachen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine wichtige Fremdsprache
- Collocationeine Fremdsprache lernen
- Collocationeine Fremdsprache sprechen
- Verb constructioneine Fremdsprache beherrschen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionin einer Fremdsprache schreibenin + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymZweitsprache
A Zweitsprache is acquired in addition to one’s native language; it is often spoken in everyday surroundings, whereas a Fremdsprache is not necessarily.
- Related termMuttersprache
The Muttersprache is usually acquired first; a Fremdsprache is learned later as an additional language.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Fremdsprachenerwerb
- Fremdsprachenunterricht
- Fremdsprachler