The German word for book is
Buch
Gender
The gender of Buch is neuter. E.g. das Buch.Plural
The plural of Buch is Bücher.German Definition
book | |
Substantiv: | |
[1] fest gebundene Papierseiten, das Buch | |
[1] The book is lying on the table. | |
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. | |
[1] The girl is reading an exciting book. | |
Das Mädchen liest ein aufregendes Buch. | |
Verb: | |
[1] (transitiv) reservieren, buchen | |
[2] (intransitiv), (britisch) (mit into) in ein Hotel einchecken | |
[3] (transitiv) verwarnen oder bestrafen | |
[4] (intransitiv) umgangssprachlich: schnell reisen | |
[5] (intransitiv) umgangssprachlich: hart lernen | |
[1] I want to book a hotel room for tomorrow night. I can book tickets for the concert next week. | |
Ich will ein Hotelzimmer für nächste Nacht buchen. Ich kann Tickets fürs Konzert der nächsten Woche buchen. | |
[2] I've just booked into the hotel. | |
Ich habe gerade ins Hotel eingecheckt. | |
[3] The police booked him for driving too fast. | |
Die Polizei strafte ihn, da er zu schnell fuhr. | |
[4] He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap. | |
Er raste sehr, bis er an der Geschwindigkeitsüberwachung vorbeifuhr. | |
[5]He went home early to book. | |
Er ging früh nach Hause um zu lernen. |
Translations for book and their definitions
Buchen | ||
n. plural of Buche | ||
adj. (relational) beech | ||
v. to book |
Buch | |||
n. book (collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication) | |||
n. (accounting usually in the plural) books (accounting records) | |||
n. (rare) omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant | |||
Proper noun. either of two municipalities in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |||
v. singular imperative of buchen |
reservieren | ||
v. to reserve |
Rasen | ||
n-m. lawn | ||
v. to race; to speed (drive faster than permitted) (+aux, sein) | ||
v. to rage (+aux, haben) |
Wettliste | ||
n. record of betting; bookmaking | ||
n. booking |
notieren | ||
v. to note, to note down, to write down, to jot down | ||
v. to be offered for purchase, to trade |
Album | ||
n. album |
Bücher | ||
n. plural of Buch | ||
Viele Bücher werden jedes Jahr veröffentlicht. - Many books are published every year. |
Schreiben | |||
n-n. gerund of schreiben | |||
n-n. writing, letter | |||
v. to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts) | |||
Sie schreibt ihren Namen an die Tafel. - She writes her name on the blackboard. | |||
Er hat einen Artikel geschrieben. - He’s written an article. | |||
v. to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word) | |||
Wie schreibt man das? - How do you spell that? | |||
v. to write (use handwriting) | |||
Sie schreibt sehr ordentlich. - She writes very neatly. | |||
v. to write (produce texts, work as an author) | |||
Er schreibt sehr anschaulich. - He writes very vividly. | |||
v. to be some year or date | |||
Man schrieb das Jahr 1874, als... - One wrote the year 1874 when... | |||
v. to write, to text (send written information, communication) | |||
Er hat mir eine Mail geschrieben. - He’s written me an e-mail. | |||
Der verwundete Soldat schrieb seiner Frau. - The wounded soldier wrote to his wife. | |||
Ich schreibe dir, wenn ich fast da bin. - I’ll text you when I’m almost there. | |||
v. to write to each other (exchange correspondance) | |||
Sie schreiben sich immer Postkarten. - They always write each other postcards. | |||
Wir schreiben uns regelmäßig. - We write to each other on a regular basis. | |||
v. to be spelled/spelt; (of a word or a person's name) | |||
Wie schreibt sich das? - How does that spell itself? | |||
Wie schreiben Sie sich? - How do you spell yourself? | |||
v. (idiomatic, passive, or transitive with man) Used to express that someone does not know the first thing about something. | |||
Ob ich Skat kann? Ich hab schon Skat gespielt, da wusstest du nicht mal, wie man Skat schreibt! - You’re asking me if I can play skat? I used to play skat when you didn’t even know how to spell |
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