Definition
Time away from work used for rest or travel.
Translations
- English
- holiday
- Français
- vacances
- Türkçe
- tatil
- Polski
- urlop
- Русский
- отпуск
- Українська
- відпустка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Urlaub
- A1
- Noun
- Travel & Transport
- Leisure & Hobbies
holiday
/deːɐ̯ ˈuːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯p/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- —
- Plural
- Urlaube
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Travel & TransportPrimaryLeisure & Hobbies
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Urlaub beginnt am Montag.NominativSing.The holiday starts on Monday.
- Im August mache ich zwei Wochen Urlaub.AkkusativSing.I am taking two weeks of holiday in August.
- Nach dem Urlaub beginnt die Arbeit wieder.DativSing.After the holiday, work starts again.
- Die beiden Urlaube waren sehr schön.NominativPlur.Both holidays were very nice.
- Wir planen zwei Urlaube für dieses Jahr.AkkusativPlur.We are planning two holidays this year.
- Zwischen den Urlauben arbeitet sie viel.DativPlur.She works a lot between her holidays.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Urlaub/ˈuːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯p/
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Article phrase
der Urlaub/deːɐ̯ ˈuːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯p/
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Plural
Urlaube/ˈuːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯bə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Urlaub | die Urlaube |
| Akkusativ | den Urlaub | die Urlaube |
| Dativ | dem Urlaub | den Urlauben |
| Genitiv | des Urlaubs | der Urlaube |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationUrlaub machen
- CollocationUrlaub nehmen
- Prepositional constructionim Urlaub seinin + Dativ
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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