Definition
A mathematical value used for counting or measuring.
Translations
- English
- number
- Français
- nombre
- Türkçe
- sayı
- Polski
- liczba
- Русский
- число
- Українська
- число
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Zahl
- A1
- Noun
- Numbers & Measurements
- Education & Learning
number
/diː ˈt͡saːl/
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
- Zahlen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Numbers & MeasurementsPrimaryEducation & Learning
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Zahl zehn ist gerade.NominativSing.The number ten is even.
- Welche Zahl kommt danach?NominativSing.Which number comes next?
- Schreib bitte die Zahl auf.AkkusativSing.Please write down the number.
- Der Wert der Zahl ist größer als fünf.GenitivSing.The value of the number is greater than five.
- Die Zahlen werden immer größer.NominativPlur.The numbers are getting larger and larger.
- Wir vergleichen zwei Zahlen.AkkusativPlur.We compare two numbers.
- Mit großen Zahlen rechne ich langsam.DativPlur.I calculate slowly with large numbers.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Zahl/t͡saːl/
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Article phrase
die Zahl/diː ˈt͡saːl/
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Plural
Zahlen/ˈt͡saːlən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Zahl | die Zahlen |
| Akkusativ | die Zahl | die Zahlen |
| Dativ | der Zahl | den Zahlen |
| Genitiv | der Zahl | der Zahlen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Zahl aufschreiben
- Collocationeine Zahl nennen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word