Polyglot Dictionary

Gegensatz

/ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzats/

der 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 Gegensätze

Meaning

  1. contrast, opposite

    Built from gegen (against) + Satz (sentence).

    • Im Gegensatz zu ihm mag sie kein Fleisch.

      In contrast to him, she doesn't like meat.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • gegen against
  • Satz sentence

Practice

1 What does Gegensatz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im ___ zu ihm mag sie kein Fleisch.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gegensatz?

See also

nouncompound

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