Vocabulary
das
Like
/laɪ̯k/· noun· Pl. die Likes
like (on social media)
Das Like — the thumbs-up or heart under a post; people count them, and influencers live on them. (You also hear der Like.)
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Forms
- Singular
- das Like
- Plural
- die Likes
- Genitiv
- des Likes
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Like
social media like
Das Foto von unserem Hund hat innerhalb eines Tages über hundert Likes bekommen.
The photo of our dog got over a hundred likes within a day.
Word family
Likelikento like (a post)der Like-Buttonlike buttonder Dislikedislike (thumbs down)
Common combinations
- Likes bekommento get likes
- ein Like gebento give a like
- Likes sammelnto collect likes
Common learner mistakes
- Ich habe dein Foto geliked.Ich habe dein Foto gelikt.As a German verb, liken is regular: gelikt (Duden), not the English spelling liked.
Real examples
- Viele Jugendliche fühlen sich schlecht, wenn ihre Beiträge weniger Likes bekommen als die ihrer Freunde.Many young people feel bad when their posts get fewer likes than their friends' posts.
- Für jedes Like spendet die Firma zehn Cent an ein Kinderhospiz, deshalb teilen viele den Beitrag.For every like the company donates ten cents to a children's hospice, which is why many people are sharing the post.
- Ein Like kostet nur einen Klick, aber für manche Menschen bedeutet es echte Anerkennung.A like only costs one click, but for some people it means real recognition.
