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Illustration of the B1 German word “das Attribut”, which translates to “attribute (grammar term)”. Close-up of a plain grey teapot as a tiny tailor rabbit pins one huge glittering golden bow onto it, the teapot shimmering into color exactly where the bow touches
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attribute (grammar term)

/ˌatʁiˈbuːt/

Examples — Attribut in a sentence

Das Adjektiv 'rot' ist ein Attribut.

The adjective 'red' is an attribute.

Ein Attribut beschreibt ein Nomen näher.

An attribute describes a noun in more detail.

How to remember it

AT-TRI-BOOT sounds like 'a tree boot'. What's an attribute of a tree? Its boots!

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die BRD”, which translates to “FRG (West Germany)”. Close-up of a huge weathered stone city gate filling the frame, warm golden light glowing through its central arch, a single old lantern hanging above it in a quiet dusk. No people, empty street.
die BRD

/ˌbeːʔɛʁˈdeː/

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FRG (West Germany)

Examples

Viele Menschen lebten damals in der BRD.

Many people lived in the FRG back then.

Die BRD wurde 1949 gegründet.

The FRG was founded in 1949.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Bürger”, which translates to “citizen”. Close-up of a proud badger standing tall on a cobblestone square, a small key of the city glowing warmly in its raised paw, town rooftops soft behind it.
der Bürger

/ˈbʏʁɡɐ/

citizen

Examples

Jeder Bürger hat das Recht auf freie Meinungsäußerung.

Every citizen has the right to free speech.

Die Bürger fordern mehr Transparenz von der Regierung.

The citizens demand more transparency from the government.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die DDR”, which translates to “GDR (East Germany)”. A long grey concrete wall runs across a snowy field, and a single small watchtower stands beside it under a heavy sky, one lonely crow perched on the parapet.
die DDR

/ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ/

GDR (East Germany)

Examples

Meine Großeltern lebten früher in der DDR.

My grandparents used to live in the GDR.

Die DDR existierte von 1949 bis 1990.

The GDR existed from 1949 to 1990.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Demokratie”, which translates to “democracy”. Close-up of a badger dropping one glowing ballot leaf into a giant transparent jar that fills the frame, already brimming with countless softly shining leaves.
die Demokratie

/demokʁaˈtiː/

democracy

Examples

Wir leben in einer stabilen Demokratie.

We live in a stable democracy.

Die Demokratie schützt die Rechte der Bürger.

Democracy protects the rights of citizens.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Diktatur”, which translates to “dictatorship”. Close-up of one enormous stern iron statue looming over a tiny cowering mouse, a single huge shadow-hand of the statue frozen mid-gesture across the sky.
die Diktatur

/dɪktaˈtuːɐ̯/

dictatorship

Examples

In einer Diktatur gibt es keine Meinungsfreiheit.

In a dictatorship there is no freedom of speech.

Viele Länder haben Diktaturen überwunden.

Many countries have overcome dictatorships.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “engagiert”, which translates to “committed, engaged, active”. A beaver in a hard hat hammers, saws, and plants saplings all at once, a blur of committed, tireless industry.
engagiert

/ɑ̃ɡaˈʒiːɐ̯t/

committed, engaged, active

Comparative Forms

Positive engagiert
Komparativ engagierter
Superlativ am engagiertesten

Examples

Sie ist sehr engagiert in ihrer Gemeinde.

She is very committed in her community.

Er ist ein engagierter Umweltschützer.

He is a committed environmentalist.

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feminine BRD — FRG (West Germany)

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