Polyglot Dictionary

Schluss

/ʃlʊs/

der 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 Schlüsse

Meaning

  1. end, conclusion

    • Am Schluss war er müde.

      In the end he was tired.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Ende

Ende is the neutral word for where something stops. Schluss carries more finality and abruptness — "Schluss machen" means to break up with someone, or to cut something off decisively, not just to reach its natural end.

Practice

1 What does Schluss mean?

2 Fill the gap: Am ___ war er müde.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schluss?

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