Noun
der Gegenstand
object, item, thing, article
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rank #2,950
plural Gegenstände
Meanings
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
In a sentence
Können Sie den Gegenstand beschreiben?
Can you describe the object?
Forms
singular
der Gegenstand
plural
die Gegenstände