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gelb
A1 adjective Farben
🇬🇧 English: yellow
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🇩🇪 Hören & Wiederholen (German)

Definition

🇩🇪 German
adjective

Gelber Farbton; ein bestimmter Abschnitt des sichtbaren Lichts im Spektrum der elektromagnetischen Wellen; Malfarbe, Streichfarbe.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A bright colour like the sun or a lemon. Yellow is between green and orange on the colour spectrum.

Grammatik

🇩🇪 German

Gender: neutrum (das). Plural: die Gelb.

🇬🇧 Adjective. Used before nouns: 'a yellow banana', or after verbs: 'the sun is yellow'. Common collocations: yellow card (football warning), yellow pages (business directory).

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

Yellow is associated with sunshine, happiness, and energy. In football, a yellow card is a warning to a player. 'Yellow journalism' refers to sensational or dishonest reporting. Taxis in New York City are famously yellow.

Beispielsätze

Der Kaffee ist in einer gelben Tasse.

"Der Kaffee ist in einer gelben Tasse."

🇬🇧 "The coffee is in a yellow cup."

Die Eier sind gelb bemalt.

"Die Eier sind gelb bemalt."

🇬🇧 "The eggs are painted yellow."

Lückentext 🇩🇪 German

Der Kaffee ist in einer ___en Tasse.

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