Polyglot Dictionary

Intention

/ɪntɛnˈtsi̯oːn/

die 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

Forms

plural
die Intentionen

Meaning

  1. intention

    • Das war nicht meine Intention.

      That was not my intention.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Absicht

Absicht is the everyday German word for "intention"; Intention is a more formal, Latinate synonym used in elevated or academic contexts.

Similar in other languages

French

intention

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

Portuguese

intenção

intenção is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "intention."

Practice

1 What does Intention mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das war nicht meine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Intention?

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