Polyglot Dictionary

Gefühl

/ɡəˈfyːl/

das 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 Gefühle

Meaning

  1. feeling, emotion

    The plain word behind the whole -gefühl family already in this dictionary: Fingerspitzengefühl, Sprachgefühl, Bauchgefühl.

    • Ich habe ein komisches Gefühl.

      I have a strange feeling.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

emotion

Gefühl is more everyday or personal; Emotion is more scientific or formal — both mean "emotion, feeling."

Practice

1 What does Gefühl mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich habe ein komisches ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gefühl?

See also

nouncore-vocabularyemotion

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