Definition
A particular number, volume, or weight of something.
Translations
- English
- quantity
- Français
- quantité
- Türkçe
- miktar
- Polski
- ilość
- Русский
- количество
- Українська
- кількість
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Menge
- A2
- Noun
- Numbers & Measurements
- Shopping & Money
quantity
/diː ˈmɛŋə/
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
- Mengen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Numbers & MeasurementsPrimaryShopping & Money
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Für vier Personen reicht diese Menge Reis.NominativSing.This amount of rice is enough for four people.
- Die Menge an Zucker ist zu groß.NominativSing.The amount of sugar is too large.
- Eine kleine Menge reicht schon aus.NominativSing.A small amount is already enough.
- Die Menge an Wasser ist ausreichend.NominativSing.The amount of water is sufficient.
- Wir brauchen eine größere Menge Mehl.AkkusativSing.We need a larger amount of flour.
- Ich kaufe nur eine geringe Menge.AkkusativSing.I am buying only a small amount.
- Große Mengen Wasser werden benötigt.NominativPlur.Large amounts of water are needed.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Menge/ˈmɛŋə/
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Article phrase
die Menge/diː ˈmɛŋə/
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Plural
Mengen/ˈmɛŋən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Menge | die Mengen |
| Akkusativ | die Menge | die Mengen |
| Dativ | der Menge | den Mengen |
| Genitiv | der Menge | der Mengen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine große Menge
- Collocationdie Menge bestimmen
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