Definition
All the garments that people wear or own.
Translations
- English
- clothing
- Français
- vêtements
- Türkçe
- giyim
- Polski
- odzież
- Русский
- одежда
- Українська
- одяг
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Kleidung
- A2
- Noun
- Clothing & Appearance
clothing
/diː ˈklaɪ̯dʊŋ/
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
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Clothing & AppearancePrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Warme Kleidung ist im Winter wichtig.NominativSing.Warm clothing is important in winter.
- Viele Menschen kaufen Kleidung für den Urlaub.AkkusativSing.Many people buy clothes for their vacation.
- Mit warmer Kleidung bleibt man draußen länger gesund.DativSing.Wearing warm clothing helps you stay healthy outdoors for longer.
- Die Farbe der Kleidung passt gut zum Raum.GenitivSing.The color of the clothing goes well with the room.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Kleidung/ˈklaɪ̯dʊŋ/
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Article phrase
die Kleidung/diː ˈklaɪ̯dʊŋ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Kleidung | — |
| Akkusativ | die Kleidung | — |
| Dativ | der Kleidung | — |
| Genitiv | der Kleidung | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationKleidung kaufen
- Collocationwarme Kleidung
- CollocationKleidung tragen
- CollocationKleidung waschen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termFrisur — hairstyle
Frisur and Kleidung both contribute to a person’s outward appearance, but refer to different areas.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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