Begabung

/bəˈɡaːbʊŋ/

die noun B2

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Begabungen

Meaning

  1. talent, gift

    From begabt (talented, gifted).

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: idea. Concreteness: abstract. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Gabe

Begabung emphasizes an innate aptitude or skill, like a talent for music; Gabe is more poetic and broad, including non-skill gifts, like "the gift of patience."

Similar in other languages

English

gift

gift is the English word for the same thing — both mean "talent, gift."

Spanish

don

don is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "talent, gift."

Practice

1 What does Begabung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie zeigte schon früh musikalische ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Begabung?

Synonyms

  • Talent
noun

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