Polyglot Dictionary

Detektiv

/detɛkˈtiːf/

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 Detektive

Meaning

  1. detective

    • Der Detektiv löst den Fall.

      The detective solves the case.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

détective

détective is the French word for the same thing — both mean "detective."

Portuguese

detetive

detetive is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "detective."

Practice

1 What does Detektiv mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ löst den Fall.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Detektiv?

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