Meaning

3 senses
  1. Of or relating to the nation of Germany.

  2. Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.

    Her German husband has blond hair.

    deutsch, tüütsch, düütsch

    неме́цкийneméckij, герма́нскийgermánskij

    німе́цькийnimécʹkyj

    of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language

  3. Of, in or relating to the German language.

    Because the instructions were German, Yves couldn't read them.

    deutsch, deutsch

    неме́цкийneméckij, неме́цкийneméckij

    німе́цькийnimécʹkyj

Examples

1781 sentences
  1. German is not only spoken in Germany.

    Німецькою говорять не лише в Німеччині. — deniko

    ruНа немецком языке говорят не только в Германии. — odexed

    deDeutsch wird nicht nur in Deutschland gesprochen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I don't understand German at all.

    Я зовсім не розумію німецької. — Lumo

    ruЯ совершенно не понимаю по-немецки. — sharptoothed

    deIch verstehe Deutsch überhaupt nicht. — MUIRIEL

  3. Dutch is closely related to German.

    Нідерландьска мова близькоспоріднена з німецькою. — deniko

    ruНидерландский язык тесно связан с немецким. — sharptoothed

    deNiederländisch ist eng verwandt mit Deutsch. — MUIRIEL

  4. He speaks German, not to mention English.

    Він говорить німецькою, не кажучи вже про англійську. — deniko

    ruОн знает немецкий язык, не говоря уже об английском. — soweli_Elepanto

  5. I can't make myself understood in German.

    Мене не розуміють, коли я говорю німецькою. — aandrusiak

    deIch kann mich nicht auf Deutsch verständlich machen. — Sudajaengi

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of or relating to the country of Germany:
Русский
By meaning 1
of or relating to the country of Germany:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or relating to the country of Germany:

Origin

From Latin Germānus, Germānī (“the peoples of Germānia”), as distinct from Gauls (in the w

From Latin Germānus, Germānī (“the peoples of Germānia”), as distinct from Gauls (in the writings of Caesar and Tacitus), and of uncertain ultimate origin (possibly Celtic/Gaulish).

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Forms

more German, most German/Germanest
Comparativemore German Lesson
Superlativemost German / Germanest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Collocations

4 patterns
  • a german shepherd
  • german shepherd
  • speak german
  • studying german

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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