das Gefängnis

Plural: die Gefängnisse
Based on: fangen, ge-
Goethe B1 Noun #1267 Noun
1.

the jail 

Opposite: Freiheit
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Word of the Day – “fangen”

The difference between "anfangen" and "beginnen". Preceeded by a lot of cool info about "fangen" and its prefix versions and what WIFI has to do with girth.

Vocab: fangen, der Fänger, das Gefängnis, auffangen, einfangen, abfangen, empfangen, der Empfang, anfangen, der Anfang, beginnen

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How many meanings does the German word 'Gefängnis' have?

Gefängnis has 1 distinct meaning: 1. the jail .

What is the gender of 'Gefängnis'?

das

What is the plural of 'Gefängnis'?

die Gefängnisse

What is 'Gefängnis' related to?

The word 'Gefängnis' is related to fangen and ge-.

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Word of the Day – “fangen”
The difference between "anfangen" and "beginnen". Preceeded by a lot of cool info about "fangen" and its prefix versions and what WIFI has to do with girth.
Vocab: fangen, der Fänger, das Gefängnis, auffangen, einfangen, abfangen, empfangen, der Empfang, anfangen, der Anfang, beginnen
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