Gesuch

/ɡəˈzuːx/

das noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Gesuche

Meaning

  1. petition, request

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

petition

Gesuch is more general, a formal request or application; Petition is more specifically a collective petition.

Similar in other languages

English

request

request is the English word for the same thing — both mean "petition, request."

French

demande

demande is the French word for the same thing — both mean "request, application."

Practice

1 What does Gesuch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er reichte ein ___ ein.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gesuch?

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