Vocabulary
die
Erinnerung
/ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnəʁʊŋ/· noun· Pl. die Erinnerungen
memory; reminder
What an old photo brings back — and also the reminder your phone or your landlord sends.
CEFR A2Frequency ●●●●●
Your memory
New
Learning
Familiar
Strong
Mastered
Forms
- Singular
- die Erinnerung
- Plural
- die Erinnerungen
- Genitiv
- der Erinnerung
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Erinnerung
a memory (of the past) — Erinnerung an + Akk
Ich habe schöne Erinnerungen an diesen Sommer.
I have lovely memories of that summer.
Word family
Erinnerungsich erinnern (an)to rememberdie Kindheitserinnerungthe childhood memorydie Zahlungserinnerungthe payment reminder
Common combinations
- schöne Erinnerungen an + Akk habento have fond memories of
- in Erinnerung bleibento stay in one's memory
- zur Erinnerungas a keepsake / as a reminder
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
das Andenken (keepsake)
Common learner mistakes
- Ich habe eine schlechte Erinnerung, ich vergesse alles.Ich habe ein schlechtes Gedächtnis, ich vergesse alles.die Erinnerung = a memory of something; das Gedächtnis = your ability to remember.
Real examples
- Das ist meine schönste Erinnerung.That's my most beautiful memory.
- Ich habe viele Erinnerungen an meine Oma.I have many memories of my grandma.
- Behalt das Bild zur Erinnerung!Keep the picture as a keepsake!
