Definition
A person who is invited, visits someone, or is served in a hotel or restaurant.
Translations
- English
- guest
- Français
- invité
- Türkçe
- misafir
- Polski
- gość
- Русский
- гость
- Українська
- гість
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Gast
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
- People & Family
guest
/deːɐ̯ ˈɡast/
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
- Gäste
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimaryPeople & Family
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Heute kommt ein Gast zum Abendessen.NominativSing.A guest is coming for dinner today.
- Der Gast bestellt ein Getränk.NominativSing.The guest orders a drink.
- Wir begrüßen den Gast an der Tür.AkkusativSing.We greet the guest at the door.
- Die Jacke des Gastes hängt im Flur.GenitivSing.The guest's jacket is hanging in the hallway.
- Die Gäste sitzen schon am Tisch.NominativPlur.The guests are already sitting at the table.
- Das Hotel begrüßt heute viele Gäste.AkkusativPlur.The hotel welcomes many guests today.
- Mit den Gästen sprechen wir über ihre Reise.DativPlur.We talk with the guests about their trip.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Gast/ɡast/
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Article phrase
der Gast/deːɐ̯ ˈɡast/
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Plural
Gäste/ˈɡɛstə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Gast | die Gäste |
| Akkusativ | den Gast | die Gäste |
| Dativ | dem Gast | den Gästen |
| Genitiv | des Gastes | der Gäste |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Gast begrüßen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymBesucher — male visitor
A Besucher comes to a place temporarily; a Gast usually stays there as an invited or cared-for person.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word