German Conversation · Level 38
74 words
German word
diktieren
Pronunciation
IPA/dɪkˈtiːʁən/
Meaning
- verbdictate
Example
Der Lehrer diktiert den Schülern den Text.
The teacher dictates the text to the students.
More examples
Der Trainer diktiert die Zahlen, damit die Teilnehmer sie notieren.
The trainer dictates the numbers so that the participants can write them down.
Core concept
A voice supplies exact words that become written text, or sets terms that another party must accept.
Common phrases
das Datum diktieren
dictate the date
Zahlen diktieren
dictate numbers
ein Wort diktieren
dictate a word
Similar words
vorlesen: Reading written content aloud so listeners can hear it.
vorschreiben: Setting a required method or standard that others must follow.
befehlen: Ordering someone to carry out a specific action.
Definition in German
jemandem einen Text laut vorsagen, damit die andere Person ihn aufschreibt.
Word origin
The German verb comes from Latin dictare, an intensive or repeated form of dicere, meaning 'to say'.
Usage tips
- Jemandem Bedingungen or Regeln diktieren means imposing terms, so the verb also has a figurative sense beyond spoken transcription.
Other meanings
- imposeverb
Related words
- Diktierhilfedictation aidnoun
- Diktationssoftwaredictation softwarenoun