Definition
An intentional act performed by a person.
Translations
- English
- action
- Français
- acte
- Türkçe
- eylem
- Polski
- działanie
- Русский
- действие
- Українська
- дія
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Handlung
- B1
- Noun
- Society & Public Life
- Communication
action
/diː ˈhandlʊŋ/
Meaning and translations
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Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Handlungen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Society & Public LifePrimaryCommunication
Usage examples
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Pronunciation and forms
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Lemma
Handlung/ˈhandlʊŋ/
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Article phrase
die Handlung/diː ˈhandlʊŋ/
Declension / Forms
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Usage and collocations
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Semantic relations
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- Near-synonymAktivität — activity
Aktivität often refers to a purpose or framework, whereas Handlung emphasizes the individual conscious act more strongly; the words are therefore not always interchangeable.
- Narrower termAufgabe — task
A Aufgabe is something concrete that someone is supposed to carry out or complete; Handlung refers more generally to acting consciously, even without an assignment or a specified goal.
Word formation and word family
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