Gesetz

/ɡəˈzɛts/

das 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Gesetze

Meaning

  1. law

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Polizei

Close — the police enforce the law, closely related concepts.

Similar in other languages

French

loi

loi is the French word for the same thing — both mean "law."

Portuguese

lei

lei is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "law."

Practice

1 What does Gesetz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das neue ___ trat im Januar in Kraft.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gesetz?

See also

noun

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