Behinderung

/bəˈhɪndəʁʊŋ/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Behinderungen

Meaning

  1. disability; obstruction

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Handicap

Behinderung is the everyday German word for a disability; Handicap is the English loanword, used in the same sense but slightly more informal/sporty.

Practice

1 What does Behinderung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Haus ist für Menschen mit ___ geeignet.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Behinderung?

noun

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