Definition
A form of brightness that enables people and animals to see.
Translations
- English
- light
- Français
- lumière
- Türkçe
- ışık
- Polski
- światło
- Русский
- свет
- Українська
- світло
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Licht
- A1
- Noun
- Home & Household
- Technology & Media
light
/das ˈlɪçt/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Lichter
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimaryTechnology & Media
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Licht ist hier das Thema.NominativSing.The topic here is “light”.
- Der Text nennt das Licht.AkkusativSing.The text mentions “light”.
- Der Text handelt vom Licht.DativSing.The text is about “light”.
- Mehrere Lichter werden hier genannt.NominativPlur.Several examples related to “light” are mentioned here.
- Der Text nennt mehrere Lichter.AkkusativPlur.The text mentions several examples related to “light”.
- Der Text handelt von mehreren Lichtern.DativPlur.The text is about several examples related to “light”.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Licht/lɪçt/
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Article phrase
das Licht/das ˈlɪçt/
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Plural
Lichter/ˈlɪçtɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Licht | die Lichter |
| Akkusativ | das Licht | die Lichter |
| Dativ | dem Licht | den Lichtern |
| Genitiv | des Lichts | der Lichter |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdas Licht einschalten
- Collocationdas Licht ausschalten
- Prepositional constructionbei Lichtbei + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- AntonymDunkelheit
- Semantically relatedSonne
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word