Verlauf

/fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊf/

der 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Verläufe

Meaning

  1. course, progression

    • Im Verlauf des Abends wurde es kalt.

      In the course of the evening it got cold.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

progression

Verlauf is more general, the "course" of events or an illness; Progression is more specific, like a mathematical or tax progression.

Practice

1 What does Verlauf mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im ___ des Abends wurde es kalt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Verlauf?

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