Polyglot Dictionary

Element

/eleˈmɛnt/

das 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 Elemente

Meaning

  1. element

    • Wasser ist ein wichtiges Element im Leben.

      Water is an important element in life.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Komponente

Close synonyms for one part of a larger whole; Komponente leans slightly more technical (components of a system), Element is the more general word.

Similar in other languages

French

élément

élément is the French word for the same thing — both mean "element."

Portuguese

elemento

elemento is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "element."

Practice

1 What does Element mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wasser ist ein wichtiges ___ im Leben.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Element?

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