die Anführungszeichen

B2

quotation marks

English meaning
quotation marks
Gender
die — feminine
Vocabulary package
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Anführungszeichen in a sentence

Der Text steht in Anführungszeichen.

The text is in quotation marks.

Declension of die Anführungszeichen

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Anführungszeichen—
Accusativedie Anführungszeichen—
Dativeden Anführungszeichenden Anführungszeichen
Genitiveder Anführungszeichen—

Word family

die Anführungszeichen is built from das Zeichen (sign, symbol). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Anführungszeichen comes from

Determinativkompositum aus Anführung, Fugenelement -s und Zeichen

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Questions about Anführungszeichen

Is it der, die or das Anführungszeichen?

It is die Anführungszeichen — Anführungszeichen is feminine.

What is the genitive of Anführungszeichen?

The genitive singular is der Anführungszeichen. The dative plural is den Anführungszeichen.

What does Anführungszeichen mean in English?

die Anführungszeichen means "quotation marks". For example: "Der Text steht in Anführungszeichen." — "The text is in quotation marks."

What level is Anführungszeichen in German?

Anführungszeichen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the writing & spelling vocabulary.

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