Definition
A desire to have, do, or achieve something.
Translations
- English
- wish
- Français
- souhait
- Türkçe
- dilek
- Polski
- życzenie
- Русский
- желание
- Українська
- бажання
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Wunsch
- A2
- Noun
- Emotions & Personality
wish
/deːɐ̯ ˈvʊnʃ/
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
- Wünsche
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Emotions & PersonalityPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Mein größter Wunsch ist eine Reise nach Berlin.NominativSing.My greatest wish is a trip to Berlin.
- Mein größter Wunsch ist eine Reise.NominativSing.My greatest wish is a trip.
- Ich wünsche mir, dass dieser Wunsch wahr wird.NominativSing.I hope that this wish comes true.
- Der Wunsch ist verständlich.NominativSing.The wish is understandable.
- Zu seinem Geburtstag hat er nur einen Wunsch.AkkusativSing.He has only one wish for his birthday.
- Sie hat einen besonderen Wunsch.AkkusativSing.She has a special wish.
- Zu Weihnachten haben die Kinder viele Wünsche.AkkusativPlur.The children have many wishes for Christmas.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Wunsch/vʊnʃ/
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Article phrase
der Wunsch/deːɐ̯ ˈvʊnʃ/
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Plural
Wünsche/ˈvʏnʃə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Wunsch | die Wünsche |
| Akkusativ | den Wunsch | die Wünsche |
| Dativ | dem Wunsch | den Wünschen |
| Genitiv | des Wunsches | der Wünsche |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationgrößter Wunsch
- Collocationeinen Wunsch haben
- Collocationein Wunsch wird wahr
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Narrower termBitte — request
An Bitte is an Wunsch addressed to a person, politely asking them to take an action.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word