Polyglot Dictionary

Entscheidung

/ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ/

die noun A2

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
die Entscheidungen

Meaning

  1. decision

    • Das war eine schwere Entscheidung für sie.

      That was a difficult decision for her.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Entschlossenheit

Worth distinguishing: Entscheidung is the decision itself; Entschlossenheit is the resolve/determination behind it — easy to conflate.

Similar in other languages

French

décision

décision is the French word for the same thing — both mean "decision."

Portuguese

decisão

decisão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "decision."

Practice

1 What does Entscheidung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das war eine schwere ___ für sie.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Entscheidung?

See also

noun

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