German language
Noun: 1. The standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic: This refers to the official, standardized form of the German language, which is a West Germanic language. It encompasses the modern language used in formal writing, education, media, and official communication in German-speaking countries.
- Noun:
- She is studying the German language at university. (This refers to the standardized language as an academic subject.)
- The German language has a complex system of grammatical cases. (This refers to the linguistic system and structure of standard German.)
- A good dictionary is essential for learning the German language. (This refers to the standardized language as a whole entity to be acquired.)
- "Hochdeutsch" (High German): This is the term often used within German to refer to the standard German language, as opposed to regional dialects ().
- In school, children are taught to write and speak Hochdeutsch, the standard German language.
- German (noun/adjective): A shorter, more common form. As a noun, it means the language or a person from Germany. As an adjective, it describes something pertaining to Germany or its language.
- He speaks German fluently.
- It's a German car.
- Deutsch (noun): The German word for the German language.
- Sprechen Sie Deutsch? (Do you speak German?)
- Standard German: The explicitly standardized form of the language.
- High German (Hochdeutsch): Refers to the standard language based on High German dialects, as distinct from Low German () dialects.
(Note: As "German language" is a noun phrase, it does not have phrasal verbs. Related phrases involve the adjective "German.") * German-speaking (adj.): Describing a region or person that uses the German language. * Switzerland is a German-speaking country in part.
(Note: Idioms are specific to the language itself. A meta-reference would be:) * "Das ist mir Wurst." (Literal: "That is sausage to me.") – An idiom in the German language meaning "I don't care." * He learned the idiom "Das ist mir Wurst" in his German language class.
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the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
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