Definition
The dimensions of an object, body, or item of clothing.
Translations
- English
- size
- Français
- taille
- Türkçe
- boyut
- Polski
- rozmiar
- Русский
- размер
- Українська
- розмір
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Größe
- A1
- Noun
- Clothing & Appearance
- Numbers & Measurements
size
/diː ˈɡʁøːsə/
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
- Größen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Clothing & AppearancePrimaryNumbers & Measurements
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Größe des Tisches passt gut in die Küche.NominativSing.The size of the table fits the kitchen well.
- Die Größe des Zimmers ist ausreichend.NominativSing.The size of the room is sufficient.
- Die Größe passt gut.NominativSing.The size fits well.
- Welche Größe brauchen Sie bei diesem Hemd?AkkusativSing.What size do you need for this shirt?
- Welche Größe brauchen Sie?AkkusativSing.What size do you need?
- Ich brauche das Hemd in meiner Größe.DativSing.I need the shirt in my size.
- Dieses Modell gibt es in mehreren Größen.DativPlur.This model is available in several sizes.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Größe/ˈɡʁøːsə/
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Article phrase
die Größe/diː ˈɡʁøːsə/
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Plural
Größen/ˈɡʁøːsən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Größe | die Größen |
| Akkusativ | die Größe | die Größen |
| Dativ | der Größe | den Größen |
| Genitiv | der Größe | der Größen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationwelche Größe
- Prepositional constructionin meiner Größein + Dativ
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.
Formation typeDerived word
- GrößDerivational base
- eSuffix