German Conversation · Level 46
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German word
Struktur
Pronunciation
IPA/ʃtʁʊkˈtuːɐ̯/
Meaning
- feminine nounstructure
Example
In diesem Text fehlen klare Strukturen.
This text lacks clear structure.
More examples
In Gesprächen erkennt man oft verborgene Strukturen.
One often recognizes hidden structures in conversations.
Core concept
A framework of connected parts that gives a whole a stable shape and function.
Common phrases
soziale Strukturen
social structures
die Struktur analysieren
analyze the structure
eine Struktur erkennen
recognize a structure
Similar words
Aufbau: The composition formed by combining elements into a complete whole.
Gliederung: The ordered division of a whole into separate parts or sections.
Definition in German
Gesamtes Gefüge oder System von Teilen, das durch Ordnung oder Funktion zusammenhält.
Word origin
German Struktur is a learned borrowing from Latin structura, derived from struere, meaning 'to build'.
Usage tips
- Struktur is feminine, so the definite article is die and the plural is Strukturen.
Other meanings
- compositionnoun
- systemnoun
- organizationnoun
Opposites
- Chaoschaosnoun
Related words
- strukturellstructuraladjective
- strukturierenstructureverb
- Strukturwandelstructural changenoun