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Illustration of the B1 German word “das Lesen”, which translates to “reading (nominalized)”. A person sitting on a chair made of stacked books, while paper birds fly out from the pages and circle around their head.
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dasLesen

reading (nominalized)

/ˈleːzn̩/

Examples — Lesen in a sentence

Das Lesen ist meine liebste Freizeitbeschäftigung.

Reading is my favorite leisure activity.

Ich übe das Lesen deutscher Texte.

I practice reading German texts.

How to remember it

LAY-zen sounds like "LAZY" — sometimes reading a good book makes you feel wonderfully lazy and relaxed.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Lesung”, which translates to “reading event”. Close-up of a stoat on a stump with its snout thrown back mid-sentence, glowing butterflies streaming from its mouth, two blurred listeners' ears at the frame's edge.
die Lesung

/ˈleːzʊŋ/

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reading event

Examples

Ich gehe heute Abend zu einer Lesung.

I'm going to a reading event tonight.

Die Autorin hielt eine interessante Lesung in der Bibliothek.

The author gave an interesting reading at the library.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Literatur”, which translates to “literature”. A dozen huge open books hang in the air filling the frame like leaves on a branch, light pouring from their pages, a tiny tortoise gazing up from the bottom corner.
die Literatur

/lɪtəʁaˈtuːɐ̯/

literature

Examples

Er studiert deutsche Literatur an der Universität.

He studies German literature at the university.

Klassische Literatur bleibt immer aktuell und bedeutungsvoll.

Classical literature always remains relevant and meaningful.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “das Malen”, which translates to “painting (as activity, nominalized)”. A fox stands at an easel gripping a paintbrush in one paw, sweeping a bold rainbow arc across a huge white canvas that fills the frame, jars of bright paint at its feet.
das Malen

/ˈmaːlən/

painting (as activity, nominalized)

Examples

Das Malen entspannt mich sehr.

Painting relaxes me a lot.

Er nimmt Kurse, um das Malen zu lernen.

He takes courses to learn painting.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “miteinander”, which translates to “with each other”. Close-up of a badger and a fox interlocking paws to form a huge glowing bright ring together, the two little friends joined side by side at the centre of the frame.
miteinander

/ˈmɪtʔaɪ̯ˌnandɐ/

with each other

Examples

Wir reden offen miteinander über alles.

We talk openly with each other about everything.

Sie arbeiten gut miteinander im Team.

They work well with each other in the team.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “nominalisieren”, which translates to “to nominalize”. Close-up of a mole in a tweed vest pouring molten silver from a ladle into a large word-shaped mould that fills the frame, a soft glowing word hardening into a solid metal nameplate.
nominalisieren

/nominaliˈziːʁən/

to nominalize

Principal parts

nominalisieren, nominalisierte, hat nominalisiert

ich nominalisiere
du nominalisierst
er/sie/es nominalisiert
wir nominalisieren
ihr nominalisiert
sie/Sie nominalisieren

Examples

Man kann Verben oft nominalisieren.

One can often nominalize verbs.

Lerne, Adjektive zu nominalisieren.

Learn to nominalize adjectives.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “das Reisen”, which translates to “traveling (nominalized)”. A battered leather suitcase plastered with colourful stamps sprouts little wings and lifts off a station platform, a delighted hare clinging to the handle.
das Reisen

/ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩/

traveling (nominalized)

Examples

Das Reisen ist seine große Leidenschaft.

Traveling is his great passion.

Manchmal ist das Reisen sehr anstrengend.

Sometimes traveling is very exhausting.

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feminine Lesung — reading event

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