Polyglot Dictionary

Anfang

/ˈanfaŋ/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Anfänge

Meaning

  1. beginning, start

    • Am Anfang war alles neu für sie.

      At the beginning, everything was new for her.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Beginn

Near-total synonyms for "beginning"; Anfang is the everyday word, Beginn is slightly more formal, often seen in written or official contexts like "Beginn der Veranstaltung."

Practice

1 What does Anfang mean?

2 Fill the gap: Am ___ war alles neu für sie.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Anfang?

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