Geschichte
dieNounhistory; story; tale
English translations
- 01
history
- 02
history
- 03
stories
- 04
trama
- 05
Story
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Erzählung von Ereignissen, die wahr oder erfunden sein können.
- English meaning
- Story
- Synonym
- Erzählung, Story
- German example
- Er erzählte eine spannende Geschichte.
- English example
- He told an exciting story.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Geschichte
- Plural Form
- die Geschichten
Related words
- Geschichten
tale
- Geschichten erzählen
storytelling
- Gutenachtgeschichte
bedtime story
- Hintergrundgeschichte
backstory
- Kurzgeschichte
short story
- Weltgeschichte
world history
- Münchhausengeschichte
tall tale
- Bettgeschichte
bedtime story
- Hintergrundgeschichte
background story
- Vorgeschichte
prehistory
- Kulturgeschichte
cultural history
- Schöpfungsgeschichte
creation story
- Mentalitätsgeschichte
history of mentality
- Versionsgeschichte
Version history
- Kunstgeschichte
art history
- Naturgeschichte
natural history
- Geschichtenerzähler
storyteller
- Geschichtenbuch
Storybook
- Menschheitsgeschichte
Human history
- Naturgeschichte
natural history
- Bettgeschichte
Bedtime story
- Erfolgsgeschichte
success story
- Frühgeschichte
Prehistory
- Kriminalgeschichte
A crime story is a narrative that deals with a crime and its investigation.
- Zeitgeschichte
Contemporary history
- Vorgeschichte
Prehistory, Background
- Kunstgeschichte
Art history
- Schöpfungsgeschichte
creation myth, cosmogony
- Weltgeschichte
World history
- Versionsgeschichte
Version history
- Mentalitätsgeschichte
History of mentalities
- Gutenachtgeschichte
A bedtime story is a short story told to children before they go to sleep to calm them and help them fall asleep.
- Mediengeschichte
Media history
- Militärgeschichte
military history
- Erdgeschichte
Earth history
- Bildergeschichte
A story told primarily through a series of pictures, often with short texts.
- Kulturgeschichte
Cultural history
- Lügengeschichte
tall tale
- Gespenstergeschichte
ghost story
- Urgeschichte
prehistory
- Kurzgeschichte
Short story
- Münchhausengeschichte
Tall tale
- mediengeschichtlich
Media-historical
- medienhistorisch
Media-historical
- fiktiv
fictional
Example sentences with “Geschichte”
Ich liebe es, Geschichten zu lesen. (I love reading stories.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you distinguish between 'history' and 'story' in German?
In German, 'Geschichte' covers both meanings. Context usually clarifies whether one means history (the academic subject) or a story (a narrative).