3 Minutes German
Try it free →

die Freude

B1

joy

English meaning
joy
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Freuden
Vocabulary package
Happiness & Joy

Freude in a sentence

Diese Arbeit macht mir viel Freude.

This work brings me great joy.

Declension of die Freude

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Freudedie Freuden
Accusativedie Freudedie Freuden
Dativeder Freudeden Freuden
Genitiveder Freudeder Freuden

Where Freude comes from

seit dem 8./9. Jahrhundert belegt; mittelhochdeutsch vröude, vreude, althochdeutsch frewida, frouwida, urgermanisch *frawiþō-, auch Fraid, Abstraktbildung zu *frawaz, woraus froh; weitere siehe dort.

Learn Freude with 34 related words

Freude is part of the Happiness & Joy package. Drill the whole set as spaced-repetition flashcards in your browser — no sign-up.

Words that go with Freude

Questions about Freude

Is it der, die or das Freude?

It is die Freude — Freude is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Freuden.

What is the plural of Freude?

The plural of die Freude is die Freuden.

What is the genitive of Freude?

The genitive singular is der Freude. The dative plural is den Freuden.

What does Freude mean in English?

die Freude means "joy". For example: "Diese Arbeit macht mir viel Freude." — "This work brings me great joy."

What level is Freude in German?

Freude is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the happiness & joy vocabulary.

Free to start · no credit card

Words fade fast — spaced reviews make them stick.

Based on Dr. Hermann Ebbinghaus · memory science, proven since 1885