noun
system
B1
System (das System) means system: an organized structure, framework, or technical arrangement. It’s a neuter noun with plural Systeme and regular declension (genitive des Systems). Common in technical, social, and biological contexts. No verb properties; used as a countable concept.
Examples
Das System funktioniert nicht richtig.
The system isn't working properly.
Die Daten wurden aus dem alten System übernommen, damit die Arbeit schneller fortgesetzt werden konnte.
The data were transferred from the old system so that the work could be continued more quickly.
Das politische System in Deutschland ist eine Demokratie.
The political system in Germany is a democracy.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine interconnected gears in a machine forming one coherent unit.
Sounds like English 'system'.
Neuter 'das' — imagine a system as a neutral control box labeled 'das System'.
Notes
Plural: 'Systeme'. Used in technical, organisational and social contexts (computer systems, political systems, etc.).