Gefühl

noun
feeling, sense, emotion
B1

Gefühl (das) means feeling, sense, or emotion — general inner experience or physical sensation. Plural: Gefühle (note umlaut on 'u'). Neuter noun with regular declension; genitive singular des Gefühls. Often used in abstract contexts. No special prepositions or auxiliary verbs; it's a noun.

Examples

Er hat kein Gefühl für Zahlen.
He has no sense for numbers.
Ich habe ein gutes Gefühl dabei.
I have a good feeling about it.
Ich habe ein Gefühl.
I have a feeling.

Details

PluralGefühle

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedas Gefühldie Gefühle
genitivedes Gefühlsder Gefühle
dativedem Gefühlden Gefühlen
accusativedas Gefühldie Gefühle

Mnemonics

👁️a small heart or warm glow to represent an inner feeling
👂geh-FEEL — sounds like 'feel', which helps remember 'feeling'
⚧️das Gefühl — neuter (das) — think 'das feel' to remember neutral gender

Notes

Neuter noun. Commonly used in abstract contexts (ein Gefühl haben, Gefühle zeigen).

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