Polyglot Dictionary

Konversation

/kɔnvɛʁzaˈtsi̯oːn/

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 Konversationen

Meaning

  1. conversation

    • Wir führten eine höfliche Konversation.

      We had a polite conversation.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Gespräch

Konversation is more formal or polished, a loanword often used for polite or superficial conversation; Gespräch is the everyday, common word for "conversation."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

conversación

conversación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "conversation."

Portuguese

conversa

conversa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "conversation."

Practice

1 What does Konversation mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir führten eine höfliche ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Konversation?

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