Definition
A system of words and rules that people use to communicate.
Translations
- English
- language
- Français
- langue
- Türkçe
- dil
- Polski
- język
- Русский
- язык
- Українська
- мова
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Sprache
- A1
- Noun
- Education & Learning
- Countries & Cultures
- Communication
language
/diː ˈʃpʁaːxə/
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
- Sprachen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Education & LearningPrimaryCountries & CulturesCommunication
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Deutsch ist eine schöne Sprache.NominativSing.German is a beautiful language.
- Die Sprache hat viele neue Wörter.NominativSing.The language has many new words.
- Welche Sprache sprichst du zu Hause?AkkusativSing.Which language do you speak at home?
- Die Grammatik der Sprache ist komplex.GenitivSing.The grammar of the language is complex.
- Viele Sprachen haben ähnliche Wörter.NominativPlur.Many languages have similar words.
- Sie lernt zwei Sprachen gleichzeitig.AkkusativPlur.She is learning two languages at the same time.
- In diesen Sprachen gibt es verschiedene Artikel.DativPlur.These languages have different articles.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Sprache/ˈʃpʁaːxə/
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Article phrase
die Sprache/diː ˈʃpʁaːxə/
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Plural
Sprachen/ˈʃpʁaːxən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Sprache | die Sprachen |
| Akkusativ | die Sprache | die Sprachen |
| Dativ | der Sprache | den Sprachen |
| Genitiv | der Sprache | der Sprachen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Sprache sprechen
- Collocationeine Sprache lernen
- Prepositional constructionin einer Sprachein + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Narrower termDialekt — dialect
A Dialekt is a regional form of a Sprache, but not every Sprache is a Dialekt.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word