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Vers

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nouncolloquialmasculine
  1. lineof a poem or song
  2. verse, poetry
  3. verseshort, often popular poem
  4. verse of a holy bookBible, Quran etc.
  5. stanza, versesection of a longer poem consisting of several lines

Forms

Declension

singularplural
nominativeVersVerse
genitiveVersesVerse
dativeVers / VerseVersen
accusativeVersVerse

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Used in the library

  • Die Schüler lernen einen Vers von Hans Sachs auswendig.The pupils learn a verse by Hans Sachs by heart.B2Noch einmal, bitte (11) — Once more, please (11) (B2)
  • Die Verse der Cliquen sind keine hohe Poesie, aber amüsant und oft von großer Frechheit.The cliques' verses aren't great poetry, but they're amusing and often very cheeky.B2Noch einmal, bitte (18) — Once more, please (18) (B2)
  • Beim Abendessen trägt Yuki einen Vers aus einem alten japanischen Gedicht vor und übersetzt ihn für Lena.At dinner Yuki recites a verse from an old Japanese poem and translates it for Lena.B2Noch einmal, bitte (32) — Once more, please (32) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • Strophestanza (a unit of a poem); verse (a section of a song)

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