Noun
die Sprache
Pronunciation: /ˈʃpʁaːxə/
language (body of words, and set of methods of combining them)
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plural Sprachen
Meanings
Noun
- language (body of words, and set of methods of combining them)
- speech (style of speaking)
- speech (faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak)
Example sentence
Wie viele Sprachen können Sie fließend sprechen?
How many languages can you speak fluently?
Word forms
singular
die Sprache
plural
die Sprachen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Sprache
Accusativedie Sprache
Dativeder Sprache
Genitiveder Sprache
Plural
Nominativedie Sprachen
Accusativedie Sprachen
Dativeden Sprachen
Genitiveder Sprachen
Usage
- eine Sprache sprechen — Speak a language; Sprache is feminine.
- auf Deutsch / in deutscher Sprache — Two ways to specify the language used.
Zu Hause sprechen wir zwei Sprachen.
We speak two languages at home.