German
/ˈdʒɜːmən/adjective
उच्चारण जर्मन
जर्मन, जर्मनी का
Basic word
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from or connected with Germany, its people or its language
जर्मन, जर्मनी का
- German cars are known for their quality.
- German grammar
- He drives a German car.
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- She is taking a German language course.
- The German football team arrived yesterday.
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[C]
a person from Germany
जर्मन (व्यक्ति)
- Albert Einstein was born a German.
- A German explained the machine to the visitors.
- Three Germans joined our trekking group.
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- The new teacher is a German.
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[U]
the language of Germany, Austria and parts of Switzerland
जर्मन (भाषा)
- She studied German at the Goethe-Institut in Delhi.
- He is learning German to study engineering in Munich.
- Her German is improving quickly.
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- German has long compound words.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
German (adjective, noun, language)
German is an adjective (German cars), a countable noun for a person (a German), and an uncountable noun for the language (learn German). Always use a capital G.
German adjective है (German cars), व्यक्ति के लिए countable noun (a German) और भाषा के लिए uncountable noun (learn German)। हमेशा capital G लिखें।
- He is a German who lives in Pune.
- Radhika is learning German at a language school.
the Germans (people)
To speak of the people as a whole, use the Germans, with the and an s. The plural verb is used.
लोगों को एक समूह के रूप में कहने के लिए the Germans आता है, the और s के साथ। Verb plural होती है।
- The Germans are known for engineering.
- Many Germans visit Goa in winter.
speak German / in German
Use speak German for the language and in German for how something is written or said.
भाषा के लिए speak German और कुछ किस भाषा में लिखा या कहा गया है, उसके लिए in German आता है।
- Can you speak German?
- The book was originally written in German.
German + noun
As an adjective German comes before nouns for things from Germany: German sausage, German grammar. Do not add an s to the adjective.
Adjective के रूप में German, Germany की चीज़ों के nouns से पहले आता है: German sausage, German grammar। Adjective में s नहीं लगता।
- She bought a German dictionary.
German vs Germany
Germany is the country, German is the adjective, language or person, and Germans are the people.
Germany देश है, German adjective, भाषा या व्यक्ति है, और Germans लोग हैं।
- He lives in Germany, speaks German and has many German friends.
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verb + German
learnspeakstudytranslate fromteach
- He translates technical books from German.
adjective + German
fluentbasicstandardnativebroken
- She speaks fluent German.
German + noun
languagecarengineerclassvisa
- He applied for a German visa.
in German
a lessona reporta poema conversation
- We had a conversation in German.
German + culture
cuisineliteraturemusicengineeringfootball
- German engineering is respected all over the world.
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- The German professor gave a lecture on solar energy at the university.
जर्मन प्रोफेसर ने विश्वविद्यालय में सौर ऊर्जा पर व्याख्यान दिया।
- Radhika has started a beginner's course in German.
राधिका ने German का शुरुआती पाठ्यक्रम आरंभ किया है।
- Berlin is the capital of Germany, and German is spoken there.
बर्लिन जर्मनी की राजधानी है और वहाँ German बोली जाती है।
- Two Germans on our train asked for the way to the fort.
हमारी रेलगाड़ी में दो जर्मन लोगों ने किले का रास्ता पूछा।
- Many Indian students go to Germany for engineering degrees.
अनेक भारतीय विद्यार्थी इंजीनियरिंग की डिग्री के लिए जर्मनी जाते हैं।
- Radhika read a German folk tale in translation.
राधिका ने अनुवाद में एक जर्मन लोककथा पढ़ी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She is learning german.
✓ She is learning German.
Names of languages and nationalities always begin with a capital letter in English.
अंग्रेज़ी में भाषाओं और राष्ट्रीयताओं के नाम हमेशा capital letter से शुरू होते हैं।
?Which word?
Do not confuse German (of Germany) and germane (formal, relevant to a subject), as in 'remarks germane to the debate'.
German (जर्मनी का) और germane (formal, किसी विषय से संबंधित, प्रासंगिक) में भ्रम न करें, जैसे 'remarks germane to the debate'।