Werk

/vɛʁk/

das 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 Artistic Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: artistic. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Werke

Meaning

  1. work (a piece of art, literature, or a body of work)

    Not used for a job or workplace — for that, see Arbeit or Beruf.

    • Das ist sein bekanntestes Werk.

      That's his most famous work.

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

Practice

1 What does Werk mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ist sein bekanntestes ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Werk?

See also

noun

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