das Mittel

Plural: die Mittel
Based on: Mitte
Goethe A2 Noun #186 Noun
  1. the means, the measure, the substance
  2. the average
1.

the means, the measure, the substance

(Generic, broad word for an abstract or tangible means to an end.)
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  • "Du gehst ins Ballett? Freiwillig?"Ja, mit Maria... ist ein Mittel zum Zweck.""Oh, verstehe."
  • "You're going to see a ballet? By choice?""Yeah, with Maria... it's a means to an end.""Oh, got it."
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2.

the average

(For "normal" contexts, it comes in combination with "im" but "Durchschnitt" is the better word to know and use for "average".)
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  • Ich habe keine Ahnung, was der Unterschied zwischen arithmetischem, harmonischem und geometrischem Mittel ist.
  • I have no idea what's the difference between arithmetic, harmonic mean and geometric mean.
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Word of the Day – “das Mittel”

We travel to the core of "das Mittel" and see what on earth the word middle has to do with remedy and learn loads of useful words with "Mitte" in them :)

Vocab: die Mitte, das Mittel, mittel-, vermitteln

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

Mittel has 2 distinct meanings: 1. the means, the measure, the substance, 2. the average .

What is the gender of 'Mittel'?

das

What is the plural of 'Mittel'?

die Mittel

What is 'Mittel' related to?

The word 'Mittel' is related to Mitte.

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Word of the Day – “das Mittel”
We travel to the core of "das Mittel" and see what on earth the word middle has to do with remedy and learn loads of useful words with "Mitte" in them :)
Vocab: die Mitte, das Mittel, mittel-, vermitteln
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