🇩🇪 German from 🇬🇧 English All Words
schwarz
A1 adjective Farben
🇬🇧 English: black
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🇩🇪 Hören & Wiederholen (German)

Definition

🇩🇪 German
adjective

Name des schwarzen, des dunkelsten Farbtons, Malfarbe, Streichfarbe.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

The darkest colour, like the night sky or coal. Black is the absence of light.

Grammatik

🇩🇪 German

Gender: neutrum (das).

🇬🇧 Adjective. Used before a noun: 'a black cat', or after a verb: 'the cat is black'. Common collocations: black coffee, black hole, black market, pitch black.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

Black has many cultural meanings in English. It often symbolises elegance and formality (black tie event) but can also suggest negativity (black market, blackout). 'Black Friday' is now the biggest shopping day of the year in many countries.

Beispielsätze

Sie verwendet schwarze Farbe für ihr Bild.

"Sie verwendet schwarze Farbe für ihr Bild."

🇬🇧 "She is using black paint on her picture."

Die Lichter sind schwarz.

"Die Lichter sind schwarz."

🇬🇧 "The lights are black."

Lückentext 🇩🇪 German

Sie verwendet ___e Farbe für ihr Bild.

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