Polyglot Dictionary

Portion

/pɔʁˈtsi̯oːn/

die 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 Portionen

Meaning

  1. portion

    • Ich hätte gern eine Portion Pommes.

      I'd like a portion of chips.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

anteil

Anteil is more about a share or stake, which can be abstract, like a share in a company; Portion is more concrete, like a food portion.

Similar in other languages

French

portion

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

Portuguese

porção

porção is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "portion."

Practice

1 What does Portion mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich hätte gern eine ___ Pommes.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Portion?

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