Definition
A spoken or written communication sent to give another person information.
Translations
- English
- message
- Français
- message
- Türkçe
- mesaj
- Polski
- wiadomość
- Русский
- сообщение
- Українська
- повідомлення
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Nachricht
- A2
- Noun
- Communication
- Technology & Media
message
/diː ˈnaːxˌʁɪçt/
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
- Nachrichten
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- CommunicationPrimaryTechnology & Media
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Nachricht kommt am Morgen.NominativSing.The message arrives in the morning.
- Ich habe dir gestern eine Nachricht geschickt.AkkusativSing.I sent you a message yesterday.
- Auf meinem Handy wartet eine neue Nachricht.AkkusativSing.There is a new message waiting on my phone.
- Ich lese deine Nachricht.AkkusativSing.I read your message.
- In der Nachricht steht die Adresse.DativSing.The address is in the message.
- Die Nachrichten kommen schnell an.NominativPlur.The messages arrive quickly.
- Sie beantwortet alle Nachrichten.AkkusativPlur.She answers all the messages.
- In den Nachrichten stehen wichtige Informationen.DativPlur.The messages contain important information.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Nachricht/ˈnaːxˌʁɪçt/
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Article phrase
die Nachricht/diː ˈnaːxˌʁɪçt/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Nachricht | die Nachrichten |
| Akkusativ | die Nachricht | die Nachrichten |
| Dativ | der Nachricht | den Nachrichten |
| Genitiv | der Nachricht | der Nachrichten |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Nachricht schicken
- Collocationeine Nachricht bekommen
- Prepositional constructionin einer Nachrichtin + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termAnruf — phone call
A Anruf is limited to telephone communication; a Nachricht can be conveyed orally, in writing, or digitally.
- Narrower termBrief — letter
A Brief is a specific, usually postal form of a Nachricht.
- Easily confused withBotschaft — message
A Nachricht usually reports an event, whereas a Botschaft primarily denotes a conveyed message or intention.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word