Noun
die Malerei
Pronunciation: /ˌmaːləˈʁaɪ̯/
painting (action or activity)
B2
rank #3,408
plural Malereien
Meanings
Noun
- painting (action or activity)
Example sentence
Er ging zur Kunsthochschule, um Malerei und Bildhauerei zu studieren.
He went to art school to study painting and sculpture.
Word forms
singular
die Malerei
plural
die Malereien
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Malerei
Accusativedie Malerei
Dativeder Malerei
Genitiveder Malerei
Plural
Nominativedie Malereien
Accusativedie Malereien
Dativeden Malereien
Genitiveder Malereien
Usage
- Malerei / Gemälde — Malerei names painting as an art or activity; ein Gemälde is an individual painting.
- sich für Malerei interessieren — Be interested in painting; für takes the accusative.
Sie interessiert sich besonders für abstrakte Malerei.
She is particularly interested in abstract painting.