Polyglot Dictionary

Unterhaltung

/ˌʊntɐˈhaltʊŋ/

die noun B1

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 Unterhaltungen

Meaning

  1. conversation; entertainment

    Built from unter (under) + halten (to hold) + -ung (-ing).

    • Wir führten eine lange Unterhaltung.

      We had a long conversation.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • unter under
  • halten to hold
  • -ung -ing

Practice

1 What does Unterhaltung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir führten eine lange ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Unterhaltung?

nouncompound

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