Ziel

/tsiːl/

das 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Ziele

Meaning

  1. goal, target, destination

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: idea. Concreteness: abstract. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Reiseziel

Reiseziel is specifically a travel destination; Ziel is the general word for a goal or target, which can also mean destination.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

remate

Close, figuratively — a destination is the finish of a journey.

English

destination

destination is the English word for the same thing — both mean "goal, target, destination."

Practice

1 What does Ziel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ihr ___ war es, die Prüfung zu bestehen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ziel?

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