Noun
das Genie
Pronunciation: /ʒeˈniː/
genius
B2
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plural Genies
Meanings
Noun
- genius
- military engineers (unit)
Example sentence
Welcher große deutsche Komponist entdeckte Chopins Genie?
What great German composer discovered Chopin to be a genius?
Word forms
Noun
singular
das Genie
plural
die Genies
Noun
singular
das Genie
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Genie
Accusativedas Genie
Dativedem Genie
Genitivedes Genies
Plural
Nominativedie Genies
Accusativedie Genies
Dativeden Genies
Genitiveder Genies
Usage
- ein musikalisches Genie — A person of exceptional musical ability; Genie is neuter.
- Genie / genial — Genial can mean brilliant in German; English genial usually means friendly.
Schon als Kind galt sie als musikalisches Genie.
Even as a child, she was regarded as a musical genius.