Polyglot Dictionary

Märchen

/ˈmɛːɐ̯çən/

das noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Märchen

Meaning

  1. fairy tale

    • Das Märchen von Aschenputtel ist bekannt.

      The fairy tale of Cinderella is well known.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

conte de fées

conte de fées is the French word for the same thing — both mean "fairy tale."

Portuguese

conto de fadas

conto de fadas is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fairy tale."

Practice

1 What does Märchen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ von Aschenputtel ist bekannt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Märchen?

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