Polyglot Dictionary

Erklärung

/ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁʊŋ/

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 Erklärungen

Meaning

  1. explanation

    From erklären (to explain).

    • Er hatte keine gute Erklärung dafür.

      He had no good explanation for it.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Erläuterung

Erklärung is a general explanation; Erläuterung is a more detailed, elaborating explanation or clarification, often written or academic.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

explicación

explicación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "explanation."

Portuguese

explicação

explicação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "explanation."

Practice

1 What does Erklärung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hatte keine gute ___ dafür.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Erklärung?

See also

noun

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