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# german

adjective (German); noun (German = the language; a German, Germans = people of Germany)

«german» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. German is the language of Germany; it is also spoken in Austria and Switzerland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/german/#m1)
2. German means from Germany: a German car, German bread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/german/#m2)
3. A German is a person from Germany. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/german/#m3)

### In the lessons

a school subject or language group; pupils counted; in geography: Germany is in Europe and its capital is Berlin; in everyday life: words that came from German, like kindergarten and hamburger; phrases: «speak German», «German class», «German shepherd» (a dog)

### Examples

- 10 pupils learn German. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/german/#x1)
- The German class has 18 children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/german/#x2)
- He knows 50 German words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/german/#x3)
- How many more learn French than German? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/german/#x4)
- «Danke» means thank you in German. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/german/#x5)
- Kindergarten is a German word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/german/#x6)
- Our neighbour has a German shepherd dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/german/#x7)
- Berlin is the capital of Germany. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/german/#x8)
- Then she spoke to him in German. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/german/#x9)

### Note

Groups may overlap with other languages. «How many more learn French than German» means subtract. Always a capital G: German. Trap: «germ» (a tiny bug) is a different word.

## In Jewish tradition

a school subject or language group; pupils counted; in geography: Germany is in Europe and its capital is Berlin; in everyday life: words that came from German, like kindergarten and hamburger; phrases: «speak German», «German class», «German shepherd» (a dog)

### Examples

- There is also a good German translation, by Johann Friedrich von Meyer, dated 1830. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/german/#x1)
- D., published the book "Yezirah" in Hebrew with a translation and explanatory notes in the German language, Leipzig, 1830. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/german/#x2)
- Author of the "Guide for Rational Inquiries into the Biblical Scriptures," "Toms des Morgenlandes," Translator of "Nathan the Wise" from the German, etc., etc., etc. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/german/#x3)

### Note

Groups may overlap with other languages. «How many more learn French than German» means subtract. Always a capital G: German. Trap: «germ» (a tiny bug) is a different word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «german» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/german/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«german» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/german.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «german» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/german/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«german» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/german.html) on Mova free.