Definition
A particular place or location.
Translations
- English
- place
- Français
- lieu
- Türkçe
- yer
- Polski
- miejsce
- Русский
- место
- Українська
- місце
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Ort
- A1
- Noun
- City & Places
- Personal Information
place
/deːɐ̯ ˈɔʁt/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Orte
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- City & PlacesPrimaryPersonal Information
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Minden ist ein schöner Ort.NominativSing.Minden is a beautiful place.
- Der Ort liegt direkt am Fluss.NominativSing.The place is right by the river.
- Wir suchen einen ruhigen Ort.AkkusativSing.We are looking for a quiet place.
- Die Lage des Ortes ist sehr günstig.GenitivSing.The location of the place is very convenient.
- Diese Orte sind bei Touristen beliebt.NominativPlur.These places are popular with tourists.
- In der Region gibt es viele schöne Orte.AkkusativPlur.There are many beautiful places in the region.
- An öffentlichen Orten darf man hier nicht rauchen.DativPlur.Smoking is not allowed here in public places.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Ort/ɔʁt/
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Article phrase
der Ort/deːɐ̯ ˈɔʁt/
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Plural
Orte/ˈɔʁtə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Ort | die Orte |
| Akkusativ | den Ort | die Orte |
| Dativ | dem Ort | den Orten |
| Genitiv | des Ortes | der Orte |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Ort suchen
- Prepositional constructionan einem Ortan + Dativ
- Sentence patternvon einem Ort zum anderen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Narrower termGeburtsort — place of birth
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word