Polyglot Dictionary

Detail

/deˈtaɪ̯/

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

Forms

plural
die Details

Meaning

  1. detail

    • Ich möchte jedes Detail wissen.

      I want to know every detail.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Einzelheit

Detail is the modern, international loanword; Einzelheit is the native German word, a touch more formal and precise.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

detalhe

detalhe is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "detail."

Practice

1 What does Detail mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich möchte jedes ___ wissen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Detail?

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