Definition
A longer walk, usually taken through nature for recreation.
Translations
- English
- hike
- Français
- randonnée
- Türkçe
- doğa yürüyüşü
- Polski
- wędrówka
- Русский
- поход
- Українська
- похід
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Wanderung
- A2
- Noun
- Leisure & Hobbies
- Nature & Environment
- Sport & Fitness
hike
/diː ˈvandəʁʊŋ/
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
- Wanderungen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Leisure & HobbiesPrimaryNature & EnvironmentSport & Fitness
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Wanderung dauert drei Stunden.NominativSing.The hike takes three hours.
- Am Wochenende machen wir eine Wanderung im Wald.AkkusativSing.At the weekend we go on a hike in the forest.
- Für die Wanderung brauche ich feste Schuhe.AkkusativSing.I need sturdy shoes for the hike.
- Nach der Wanderung sind wir müde.DativSing.We are tired after the hike.
- Die Wanderungen beginnen am Morgen.NominativPlur.The hikes start in the morning.
- Der Verein organisiert mehrere Wanderungen.AkkusativPlur.The club organizes several hikes.
- Bei den Wanderungen lernen wir die Region kennen.DativPlur.We get to know the region during the hikes.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Wanderung/ˈvandəʁʊŋ/
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Article phrase
die Wanderung/diː ˈvandəʁʊŋ/
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Plural
Wanderungen/ˈvandəʁʊŋən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Wanderung | die Wanderungen |
| Akkusativ | die Wanderung | die Wanderungen |
| Dativ | der Wanderung | den Wanderungen |
| Genitiv | der Wanderung | der Wanderungen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Wanderung machen
- Collocationeine Wanderung planen
- Prepositional constructionauf einer Wanderung seinauf + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedAusflug — excursion
A Ausflug is usually shorter and does not necessarily involve walking; a Wanderung specifically refers to a longer walk for recreation.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- wander-Derivational base
- -ungSuffix