Definition
A literary text arranged in lines and written in concentrated, expressive language.
Translations
- English
- poem
- Français
- poème
- Türkçe
- şiir
- Polski
- wiersz
- Русский
- стихотворение
- Українська
- вірш
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Gedicht
- B1
- Noun
- Leisure & Hobbies
- Education & Learning
poem
/das ɡəˈdɪçt/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Gedichte
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Leisure & HobbiesPrimaryEducation & Learning
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Gedicht ist kurz.NominativSing.The poem is short.
- Ich lese das Gedicht.AkkusativSing.I read the poem.
- Mit dem Gedicht beschäftigt er sich.DativSing.He is working on the poem.
- Gedichte können berühren.NominativPlur.Poems can move you.
- Ich schreibe Gedichte.AkkusativPlur.I write poems.
- Mit Gedichten beginnt er den Tag.DativPlur.He begins the day with poems.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Gedicht/ɡəˈdɪçt/
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Article phrase
das Gedicht/das ɡəˈdɪçt/
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Plural
Gedichte/ɡəˈdɪçtə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Gedicht | die Gedichte |
| Akkusativ | das Gedicht | die Gedichte |
| Dativ | dem Gedicht | den Gedichten |
| Genitiv | des Gedichts | der Gedichte |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein kurzes Gedicht
- Verb constructionein Gedicht lesen + Akkusativ
- Verb constructionein Gedicht schreiben + Akkusativ
- Verb constructionein Gedicht vortragen + Akkusativ
Semantic relations
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Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word