Deutung

/ˈdɔɪ̯tʊŋ/

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 Deutungen

Meaning

  1. interpretation

    • Die Deutung des Traums ist schwierig.

      The interpretation of the dream is difficult.

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

Version

Deutung is one possible interpretation of ambiguous facts or a text; Version is one account or retelling of events — close enough that "his version of events" and "his interpretation of events" can mean nearly the same thing.

Practice

1 What does Deutung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ des Traums ist schwierig.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Deutung?

noun

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