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
- Morphology
- Simple word
- 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.
- Die Zeitung liegt vor der Tür.NominativSing.The newspaper is lying in front of the door.
- Mein Vater liest morgens die Zeitung.AkkusativSing.My father reads the newspaper in the morning.
- Ich lese morgens die Zeitung.AkkusativSing.I read the newspaper in the morning.
- Er kauft am Bahnhof eine Zeitung.AkkusativSing.He buys a newspaper at the station.
- Die Nachricht steht heute in der Zeitung.DativSing.The news is in the newspaper today.
- Diese Zeitungen erscheinen täglich.NominativPlur.These newspapers are published daily.
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/ˈtsaɪ̯tʊŋən/
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
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