Definition
An item given to someone voluntarily and without payment, usually to make them happy.
Translations
- English
- gift
- Français
- cadeau
- Türkçe
- hediye
- Polski
- prezent
- Русский
- подарок
- Українська
- подарунок
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Geschenk
- A1
- Noun
- Shopping & Money
- People & Family
gift
/das ɡəˈʃɛŋk/
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
- Geschenke
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Shopping & MoneyPrimaryPeople & Family
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Geschenk ist hier das Thema.NominativSing.The topic here is “gift”.
- Der Text nennt das Geschenk.AkkusativSing.The text mentions “gift”.
- Der Text handelt vom Geschenk.DativSing.The text is about “gift”.
- Mehrere Geschenke werden hier genannt.NominativPlur.Several examples related to “gift” are mentioned here.
- Der Text nennt mehrere Geschenke.AkkusativPlur.The text mentions several examples related to “gift”.
- Der Text handelt von mehreren Geschenken.DativPlur.The text is about several examples related to “gift”.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Geschenk/ɡəˈʃɛŋk/
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Article phrase
das Geschenk/das ɡəˈʃɛŋk/
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Plural
Geschenke/ɡəˈʃɛŋkə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Geschenk | die Geschenke |
| Akkusativ | das Geschenk | die Geschenke |
| Dativ | dem Geschenk | den Geschenken |
| Genitiv | des Geschenks | der Geschenke |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein Geschenk bekommen
- Collocationein Geschenk kaufen
- Sentence patternein Geschenk machen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedGeburtstag
- Semantically relatedHochzeit — wedding
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word