Definition
Communicated knowledge or details about a person, thing, or situation.
Translations
- English
- information
- Français
- information
- Türkçe
- bilgi
- Polski
- informacja
- Русский
- информация
- Українська
- інформація
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Information
- A2
- Noun
- Communication
- Technology & Media
information
/diː ɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn/
Meaning and translations
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Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Informationen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- CommunicationPrimaryTechnology & Media
Usage examples
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Pronunciation and forms
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Lemma
Information/ɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn/
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Article phrase
die Information/diː ɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn/
Declension / Forms
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Usage and collocations
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Semantic relations
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- Near-synonymAngabe — information
Angabe usually refers to a single specific Information, whereas Information can also include general or summarized knowledge.
- Narrower termAuskunft — information
A Auskunft is a specific Information given in response to a question; Information is the more general term.
- Narrower termDaten — data
Daten generally refers to structured or processable information, whereas Information can also broadly mean communicated knowledge or details.
- Narrower termBotschaft — message
A Botschaft is a form of Information, but it often contains a specific message, intended effect, or significance.
- Narrower termDetail — detail
A Detail is a specific Information, but not every Information denotes a single feature or a small detail.
- Narrower termEinzelheit — detail
A Einzelheit is a specific piece of information, whereas Information can also refer to comprehensive or abstract content.
Word formation and word family
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