Bewusstsein

/bəˈvʊstzaɪ̯n/

das 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.

Meaning

  1. consciousness, awareness

    Built from bewusst (conscious, aware) + sein (to be).

    • Er verlor das Bewusstsein.

      He lost consciousness.

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

Made of

  • bewusst conscious, aware
  • sein to be

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

awareness

awareness is the English word for the same thing — both mean "consciousness, awareness."

French

sensibilisation

sensibilisation is the French word for the same thing — both mean "awareness."

Practice

1 What does Bewusstsein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er verlor das ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bewusstsein?

nouncompound

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