noun
reunion, seeing each other again
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Wiedersehen: noun meaning 'reunion' or 'seeing each other again'. Neuter (das Wiedersehen). Notable: plural identical to singular (die Wiedersehen). Genitive singular often des Wiedersehens. Commonly appears in the farewell phrase 'Auf Wiedersehen!' It denotes both the act of meeting again and the goodbye expression.
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Ich freue mich auf das Wiedersehen nächsten Monat.
I'm looking forward to seeing each other again next month.
Das Wiedersehen mit alten Freunden war sehr emotional.
The reunion with old friends was very emotional.
Auf Wiedersehen!
Goodbye!
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picture two friends embracing at a station — the moment of seeing each other again
sounds like 'weeder-seen' → imagine seeing someone again after weeding the garden
das (neuter): think 'das' like 'dot' — small neutral dot for a noun you can point at
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Used both literally for a reunion and in fixed phrases (e.g., 'Auf Wiedersehen' = 'goodbye').