die Textsorte

B2

text type / genre

English meaning
text type / genre
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Textsorten
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Writing & Spelling

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Textsorte in a sentence

Verschiedene Textsorten erfordern unterschiedliche Schreibstile.

Different text types require different writing styles.

Declension of die Textsorte

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Textsortedie Textsorten
Accusativedie Textsortedie Textsorten
Dativeder Textsorteden Textsorten
Genitiveder Textsorteder Textsorten

Word family

die Textsorte is built from der Text (text). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Textsorte comes from

Determinativkompositum aus Text und Sorte

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Questions about Textsorte

Is it der, die or das Textsorte?

It is die Textsorte — Textsorte is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Textsorten.

What is the plural of Textsorte?

The plural of die Textsorte is die Textsorten.

What is the genitive of Textsorte?

The genitive singular is der Textsorte. The dative plural is den Textsorten.

What does Textsorte mean in English?

die Textsorte means "text type / genre". For example: "Verschiedene Textsorten erfordern unterschiedliche Schreibstile." — "Different text types require different writing styles."

What level is Textsorte in German?

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

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