Translation of German word "Grund" to English
derGrund
/ɡʁʊnt/
Meaning
NounThe reason or basis for something; also, the solid surface of the earth or the bottom of something.
How to use
The masculine noun Grund ('reason / cause / ground / bottom') declines regularly (genitive des Grundes). In the plural, it gets an umlaut: Gründe (die Gründe). It denotes the intellectual reason/motive for an action, or physical ground/soil/bottom (der Meeresgrund — sea floor). The expression im Grunde means 'basically / fundamentally'.
🇬🇧 English
reason / ground
Example
Der Grund für mein Versagen war meine Unvorbereitung.
The ground for my failure was my lack of preparation.
Ich habe guten Grund, um zu glauben, dass es funktioniert.
I have good reason to believe that it will work.
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- ohne Grund— without reason / groundless / for no reason
- im Grunde— basically / fundamentally / in essence (idiom)
- Hauptgrund— main reason (related compound)
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What is the definition of the German word "der Grund"?▼
The German word "der Grund" is defined as: "The reason or basis for something; also, the solid surface of the earth or the bottom of something."
What does the German word "der Grund" mean?▼
The German word "der Grund" means "reason / ground" in English.
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Yes, here is a practical example: "Der Grund für mein Versagen war meine Unvorbereitung." (which translates as "The ground for my failure was my lack of preparation.").
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