Definition
Water that falls from clouds to the ground in drops.
Translations
- English
- rain
- Français
- pluie
- Türkçe
- yağmur
- Polski
- deszcz
- Русский
- дождь
- Українська
- дощ
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Regen
- A1
- Noun
- Weather & Seasons
- Nature & Environment
rain
/deːɐ̯ ˈʁeːɡn̩/
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
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Weather & SeasonsPrimaryNature & Environment
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Wir warten, bis der Regen aufhört.NominativSing.We wait until the rain stops.
- Heute gibt es viel Regen.AkkusativSing.There is a lot of rain today.
- Nach dem Regen scheint wieder die Sonne.DativSing.After the rain, the sun shines again.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Regen/ˈʁeːɡn̩/
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Article phrase
der Regen/deːɐ̯ ˈʁeːɡn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Regen | — |
| Akkusativ | den Regen | — |
| Dativ | dem Regen | — |
| Genitiv | des Regens | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationstarker Regen
- Collocationder Regen hört auf
- Prepositional constructionim Regenin + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termNebel — fog
Nebel and Regen are weather phenomena, but Nebel primarily impairs visibility, whereas Regen lets water fall from the air.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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