Definition
A regularly published print or digital publication containing current news and reports.
Translations
- English
- newspaper
- Français
- journal
- Türkçe
- gazete
- Polski
- gazeta
- Русский
- газета
- Українська
- газета
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Zeitung
- A1
- Noun
- Technology & Media
- Communication
- Society & Public Life
newspaper
/diː ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋ/
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
- Zeitungen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Technology & MediaPrimaryCommunicationSociety & Public Life
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Zeitung berichtet über die Wahl.NominativSing.The newspaper reports on the election.
- Mein Vater liest morgens die Zeitung.AkkusativSing.My father reads the newspaper in the morning.
- Die Nachricht steht heute in der Zeitung.DativSing.The news is in the newspaper today.
- Das Titelbild der Zeitung ist auffällig.GenitivSing.The newspaper's front page is striking.
- Diese Zeitungen erscheinen täglich.NominativPlur.These newspapers are published daily.
- Viele Menschen lesen täglich mehrere Zeitungen.AkkusativPlur.Many people read several newspapers every day.
- Die Bibliothek bietet den Besuchern verschiedene Zeitungen an.DativPlur.The library offers visitors various newspapers.
- Die Schlagzeilen der Zeitungen verbreiten sich schnell.GenitivPlur.The newspapers' headlines spread quickly.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Zeitung/ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋ/
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Article phrase
die Zeitung/diː ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋ/
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Plural
Zeitungen/ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Zeitung | die Zeitungen |
| Akkusativ | die Zeitung | die Zeitungen |
| Dativ | der Zeitung | den Zeitungen |
| Genitiv | der Zeitung | der Zeitungen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdie Zeitung lesen
- Prepositional constructionin der Zeitungin + Dativ
- Collocationeine Zeitung kaufen
- Collocationeine Zeitung abonnieren
- Collocationdie Zeitung aufschlagen
- Verb constructioneine Zeitung durchblättern + Akkusativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termZeitschrift — magazine
- Narrower termTageszeitung
A Tageszeitung is a particular type of Zeitung that is normally published daily.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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