Noun
die Semantik
Pronunciation: [zeˈmantɪk]
semantics (study of the meaning of words)
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Meanings
Noun
- semantics (study of the meaning of words)
- semantics (meaning of an individual word)
Example sentence
In der Semantik geht es um die Bedeutung von Wörtern.
Semantics is about the meaning of words.
Word forms
singular
die Semantik
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Semantik
Accusativedie Semantik
Dativeder Semantik
Genitiveder Semantik
Semantik has no common plural.
Usage
- die Semantik eines Ausdrucks — The meaning of an expression.
- Semantik / Syntax — Meaning versus grammatical arrangement.
Die Vorlesung zur Semantik behandelte mehrdeutige Ausdrücke.
The semantics lecture dealt with ambiguous expressions.