Noun
der Gegenstand
Pronunciation: [ˈɡeːɡŋ̩ʃtant]
object, item, thing, article
The German noun Gegenstand means object, item, thing, article in English.
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plural Gegenstände
All meanings of Gegenstand
Noun
- object, item, thing, article
- subject, topic
- in the technical language of civil law statutes, either a corporeal object or a subjective right
- more broadly, since law of obligations lacks a numerus clausus, an object of agreement, that which is the deal
Gegenstand in a German sentence
Können Sie den Gegenstand beschreiben?
Can you describe the object?
Forms of Gegenstand
singular
der Gegenstand
plural
die Gegenstände
Gegenstand in the four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Gegenstand
Accusativeden Gegenstand
Dativedem Gegenstand
Genitivedes Gegenstands
Plural
Nominativedie Gegenstände
Accusativedie Gegenstände
Dativeden Gegenständen
Genitiveder Gegenstände