Polyglot Dictionary

Grundlage

/ˈɡʁʊntˌlaːɡə/

die noun B2

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 Grundlagen

Meaning

  1. basis, foundation

    Built from Grund (reason) + Lage (situation).

    • Das ist die Grundlage unserer Arbeit.

      That is the basis of our work.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Grund reason
  • Lage situation

Similar words

Basis

Basis leans toward a starting point or base, like a home base or a basis for negotiation; Grundlage leans toward a foundational premise, like the grounds for an argument.

Similar in other languages

English

ground

Close — a basis/foundation relates to ground.

Practice

1 What does Grundlage mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ist die ___ unserer Arbeit.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Grundlage?

nouncompound

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