Heiratsantrag

/ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtsˌʔantʁaːk/

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

Forms

plural
die Heiratsanträge

Meaning

  1. marriage proposal

    Built from Heirat (marriage) + Antrag (application).

    • Er machte ihr einen Heiratsantrag.

      He proposed to her.

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

Made of

  • Heirat marriage
  • Antrag application

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

demande en mariage

demande en mariage is the French word for the same thing — both mean "marriage proposal."

Practice

1 What does Heiratsantrag mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er machte ihr einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Heiratsantrag?

nouncompound

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