Definition
The physical feeling of needing to eat.
Translations
- English
- hunger
- Français
- faim
- Türkçe
- açlık
- Polski
- głód
- Русский
- голод
- Українська
- голод
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Hunger
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
hunger
/deːɐ̯ ˈhʊŋɐ/
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
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Hunger ist nach dem Essen weg.NominativSing.The hunger is gone after eating.
- Nach der Arbeit habe ich großen Hunger.AkkusativSing.After work, I am very hungry.
- Mit großem Hunger setzt sich das Kind an den Tisch.DativSing.The child sits down at the table very hungry.
- Wegen des Hungers macht er eine Pause zum Essen.GenitivSing.Because of his hunger, he takes a break to eat.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Hunger/ˈhʊŋɐ/
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Article phrase
der Hunger/deːɐ̯ ˈhʊŋɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Hunger | — |
| Akkusativ | den Hunger | — |
| Dativ | dem Hunger | — |
| Genitiv | des Hungers | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationHunger haben
- Collocationgroßen Hunger haben
- Prepositional constructionvor Hungervor + Dativ
- CollocationHunger stillen
- CollocationHunger bekommen
- Sentence patternDer Hunger ist groß.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymAppetit
Hunger refers to the physical need for food, whereas Appetit rather means the liking for or desire for certain foods.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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