Weisung

/ˈvaɪ̯zʊŋ/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Weisungen

Meaning

  1. instruction, directive

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

Anweisung

Near-total synonyms for "instruction, directive"; Anweisung is the everyday word, Weisung is more formal or official, like a dienstliche Weisung in a bureaucratic context.

Practice

1 What does Weisung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er handelte auf ___ des Chefs.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Weisung?

noun

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