Definition
A usually hard, shiny material that can conduct heat and electricity well.
Translations
- English
- metal
- Français
- métal
- Türkçe
- metal
- Polski
- metal
- Русский
- металл
- Українська
- метал
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Metall
- A2
- Noun
- Home & Household
metal
/das meˈtal/
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
- Metalle
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Dieses Metall ist leicht und sehr stabil.NominativSing.This metal is lightweight and very strong.
- Die Künstlerin formte das Metall zu einer Schale.AkkusativSing.The artist shaped the metal into a bowl.
- Der Magnet haftet an dem Metall.DativSing.The magnet sticks to the metal.
- Die Oberfläche des Metalls glänzt im Licht.GenitivSing.The surface of the metal gleams in the light.
- Metalle werden in vielen Bereichen verwendet.NominativPlur.Metals are used in many fields.
- Die Fabrik verarbeitet verschiedene Metalle.AkkusativPlur.The factory processes various metals.
- Die Techniker arbeiten mit Metallen.DativPlur.The technicians work with metals.
- Die Eigenschaften der Metalle unterscheiden sich je nach Zusammensetzung.GenitivPlur.The properties of metals differ depending on their composition.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Metall/meˈtal/
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Article phrase
das Metall/das meˈtal/
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Plural
Metalle/meˈtalə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Metall | die Metalle |
| Akkusativ | das Metall | die Metalle |
| Dativ | dem Metall | den Metallen |
| Genitiv | des Metalls | der Metalle |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein hartes Metall
- CollocationMetall schmelzen
- Verb constructionMetall verarbeiten + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionaus Metallaus + Dativ
- Sentence patternDas Metall glänzt im Licht.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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