noun#2,039 by frequency
der Gegenstand
[ˈɡeːɡŋ̩ʃtant]
object, item, thing, article; subject, topic
- genitive
- des Gegenstandes
- plural
- die Gegenstände
- built from
- Gegen + Stand
Meanings
- 1
object, item, thing, article
Können Sie den Gegenstand beschreiben?
Can you describe the object?
Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wofür wird dieser Gegenstand benutzt?
What is this object used for?
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
subject, topic
In welchen Gegenständen bist du gut?
What subjects are you good at?
Tatoeba · brauchinet · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
in the technical language of civil law statutes, either a corporeal object or a subjective rightrare
- 4
more broadly, since law of obligations lacks a numerus clausus, an object of agreement, that which is the dealrare
- 5
object of a sentencerare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derGegenstand | dieGegenstände |
| accusative | denGegenstand | dieGegenstände |
| dative | demGegenstand | denGegenständen |
| genitive | desGegenstandes | derGegenstände |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.