Definition
The body part at the end of the leg used for standing and walking.
Translations
- English
- foot
- Français
- pied
- Türkçe
- ayak
- Polski
- stopa
- Русский
- ступня
- Українська
- ступня
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Fuß
- A2
- Noun
- Body & Health
- Sport & Fitness
foot
/deːɐ̯ ˈfuːs/
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
- Füße
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimarySport & Fitness
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Nach der langen Wanderung tut mir der Fuß weh.NominativSing.After the long hike, my foot hurts.
- Der Stein hat seinen Fuß verletzt.AkkusativSing.The stone injured his foot.
- Der Schuh sitzt fest am Fuß.DativSing.The shoe fits snugly on the foot.
- Die Form des Fußes ist ungewöhnlich.GenitivSing.The shape of the foot is unusual.
- Beide Füße schmerzen nach dem Lauf.NominativPlur.Both feet hurt after the run.
- Der Arzt untersucht ihre Füße.AkkusativPlur.The doctor examines her feet.
- Er trägt warme Socken an den Füßen.DativPlur.He wears warm socks on his feet.
- Die Sohlen der Füße sind schmutzig.GenitivPlur.The soles of the feet are dirty.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Fuß/fuːs/
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Article phrase
der Fuß/deːɐ̯ ˈfuːs/
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Plural
Füße/fyːs/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Fuß | die Füße |
| Akkusativ | den Fuß | die Füße |
| Dativ | dem Fuß | den Füßen |
| Genitiv | des Fußes | der Füße |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationsich den Fuß verstauchen
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Fuß tretenmit + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionauf einem Fuß stehenauf + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionauf den Fuß tretenauf + Akkusativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
This section is currently being prepared.