German noun, masculine · CEFR B1

der Dienst

Meaning in English: service, duty, shift

Rank 1,228 of 5,000noun · derLevel B13 forms in the list
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Example

Die Krankenschwester hat heute Nacht Dienst.

The nurse is on duty tonight.

Der, die or das?

Dienst is masculine: der Dienst. How to tell the gender from the ending.

Forms of Dienst in the top 5,000

These forms of Dienst are in the top 5,000 as well — plural and case forms are counted separately:

Dienste#2,017
servicesB1

Viele Dienste kann man inzwischen online nutzen.
You can now use many services online.

Dienstes#4,728
service (genitive)B2

Die Nutzung des Dienstes ist kostenlos.
Using the service is free.

How common is Dienst?

Dienst is number 1,228 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 74 times per million words — about once every 13,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 66% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Related words in the list

Words built on Dienst:

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 1,224getroffenmet, hit, made (a decision)
  2. 1,225das Glückluck, happiness
  3. 1,226der Absatzparagraph, heel, sales
  4. 1,227der Wunschwish, request
  5. 1,228der Dienstservice, duty, shift
  6. 1,229beginnento begin, to start
  7. 1,230der Ballball
  8. 1,231persönlichpersonal(ly), in person
  9. 1,232ausreichendsufficient, enough

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