Polyglot Dictionary

Erwartung

/ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtʊŋ/

die 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 Erwartungen

Meaning

  1. expectation

    From erwarten (to expect).

    • Die Reise übertraf ihre Erwartungen.

      The trip exceeded her expectations.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

expectación

expectación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "expectation."

Spanish

expectativa

expectativa is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "expectation."

Portuguese

expectativa

expectativa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "expectation."

Practice

1 What does Erwartung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Reise übertraf ihre ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Erwartung?

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