Vocabulary
der
Anfang
/ˈanfaŋ/· noun· Pl. die Anfänge
beginning, start
Am Anfang ist alles schwer — and Anfang Mai means 'at the beginning of May'.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Anfang
- Plural
- die Anfänge
- Genitiv
- des Anfangs
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Anfang
beginning
Am Anfang habe ich nichts verstanden.
At the beginning I didn't understand anything.
Word family
Anfanganfangento beginder Anfängerbeginneranfangsinitially
Common combinations
- am Anfangat the beginning
- Anfang Maiat the beginning of May
- von Anfang anfrom the start
Similar & opposite
↔ Opposites
das Ende
Real examples
- Am Anfang war alles neu für mich.At the beginning everything was new to me.
- Ich bin Anfang Januar nach Hamburg gekommen.I came to Hamburg at the beginning of January.
- Das war erst der Anfang!That was only the beginning!
