Zuhörer

/ˈtsuːˌhøːʁɐ/

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

Forms

plural
die Zuhörer

Meaning

  1. listener

    From zuhören (to listen).

    • Die Zuhörer applaudierten begeistert.

      The listeners applauded enthusiastically.

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

Hörer

Hörer and Zuhörer are close synonyms for "listener"; Hörer also separately means "receiver," a telephone handset.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

oyente

oyente is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "listener."

Portuguese

ouvinte

ouvinte is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "listener."

Practice

1 What does Zuhörer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ applaudierten begeistert.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zuhörer?

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