Polyglot Dictionary

Befehl

/bəˈfeːl/

der noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Befehle

Meaning

  1. order, command

    From befehlen (to command).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Kommando

Befehl is the standard German word for a military or authoritative order; Kommando is often used specifically for a military command, or a computing command.

Practice

1 What does Befehl mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Soldaten warteten auf den ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Befehl?

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