Polyglot Dictionary

Ende

/ˈɛndə/

das noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural (rare)
die Enden

Meaning

  1. end

    • Das Buch hat ein trauriges Ende.

      The book has a sad ending.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Schluss

Ende is the neutral word for where something stops. Schluss carries more finality and abruptness — "Schluss machen" means to break up with someone, or to cut something off decisively, not just to reach its natural end.

Practice

1 What does Ende mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Buch hat ein trauriges ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ende?

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