Definition
A device that produces light and illuminates a room or an area.
Translations
- English
- lamp
- Français
- lampe
- Türkçe
- lamba
- Polski
- lampa
- Русский
- лампа
- Українська
- лампа
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Lampe
- A1
- Noun
- Home & Household
lamp
/diː ˈlampə/
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
- Lampen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Lampe steht neben dem Bett.NominativSing.The lamp is next to the bed.
- Mach bitte die Lampe an.AkkusativSing.Please turn on the lamp.
- Ich stelle die Lampe auf den Schreibtisch.AkkusativSing.I put the lamp on the desk.
- Das Licht der Lampe ist sehr hell.GenitivSing.The light from the lamp is very bright.
- Die Lampen im Wohnzimmer sind neu.NominativPlur.The lamps in the living room are new.
- Wir kaufen zwei Lampen für das Schlafzimmer.AkkusativPlur.We buy two lamps for the bedroom.
- Mit den Lampen wird der Raum heller.DativPlur.The lamps make the room brighter.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Lampe/ˈlampə/
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Article phrase
die Lampe/diː ˈlampə/
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Plural
Lampen/ˈlampən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Lampe | die Lampen |
| Akkusativ | die Lampe | die Lampen |
| Dativ | der Lampe | den Lampen |
| Genitiv | der Lampe | der Lampen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdie Lampe anmachen
- Collocationdie Lampe ausmachen
- Collocationdie Lampe aufstellen
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 typeSimple word