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Otti klebt einen roten Zettel an das Wort, weil seine Konnotation negativ ist. Otti sticks a red note on the word because its connotation is negative.

noun · C1

die Konnotation

[kɔnotaˈt͡si̯oːn]

connotation

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Other Examples

  • Mir war lange nicht klar, dass billig, anders als günstig, eine abwertende Konnotation hat.

    For a long time I didn't realise that billig, unlike günstig, has a derogatory connotation.

  • Achtest du beim Übersetzen auch auf die Konnotationen eines Wortes?

    When you translate, do you also pay attention to a word's connotations?

  • Frau Hilde erklärt, dass Heimat eine Konnotation hat, die sich kaum übersetzen lässt.

    Frau Hilde explains that Heimat has a connotation that can hardly be translated.

Grammar

Plural
die Konnotationen In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine: die Konnotation. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Konnotation die Konnotationen
Accusative wen? was? die Konnotation die Konnotationen
Dative wem? der Konnotation den Konnotationen
Genitive wessen? der Konnotation der Konnotationen

How the Word Is Built

Konnot root ation suffix

Word family

konnotiert

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