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Begriff

term

noun be-GRIF Common
Communication Language

Also means

concept

Usage Note

Begriff comes from begreifen ('to grasp'), so it is a mentally grasped 'concept' or 'term'. The idiom im Begriff sein means 'to be about to'. If something rings a bell, you say das ist mir ein Begriff.

Examples

"Dieser Begriff ist sehr wichtig."

Natural Translation

This term is very important.

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