Langenscheidts Großwörterbuch: Deutsch als Fremdsprache

by Dieter Götz, Günther Haensch, Hans Wellmann, et al.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3468490267
• ISBN13: 9783468490262
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Langenscheidt Pub Inc
• Length: 1216 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 2.0" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Great reference for serious students of German.

I have found this dictionary to be invaluable to my pursuit of fluency in German. Building a proper vocabulary in German independent of one's own primary language is important to being able to fully learn another language. I am now able to read, speak and write German without the labor of translating from English into German and vice versa. I recommend this dictionary coupled with reading simple texts at first such as children's books starting from a young age level up to an adult level with many intermediate levels in-between as one progresses. I lost my first copy that I bought in Germany several years ago and recently I bought a replacement online. I have not looked through a German-English dictionary in the last few years, and I'll never again search through one.

Very Useful and Definitive Reference on German Vocabulary

This dictionary is the perfect supplement to a bilingual German dictionary. It contains explanatory, easy-to-understand definitions for some 66,000 German words. Each entry contains the part of speech (and gender, for nouns), pronunciation where nonstandard, conjugation (verbs) or declination (nouns), a clear definition, and often examples, related phrases, synonyms, antonyms, and other helpful data. This is extremely useful for those speaking German as a foreign language. A word of warning: this dictionary, of course, should only be used by those with at least intermediate proficiency in German, as the dictionary is monolingual-German.

"Must Have" for foreigners learning German

This is a very useful dictionary for foreigners of any language (intermediate level and above) who are learning or using German frequently. All the word definitions are in German, and allows one to not only get more practice reading German, but gives one a better understanding of the word in question. The book has many illustrations, as well as tables, which help with grammar and punctuation. It is more easily understood than a large regular German-Only dictionary, and more comprehensive than a German-English dictionary. However, it is definitely not for beginners, since it gives no definitions, examples, or explanations in any language other than German.

If you are serious about learning German...

This dictionary is aimed at the adult who is living in a German-speaking country, speaks some German, and needs a dictionary with (1) easy-to-understand definitions in simple language; (2) complete grammatical information on how to use words; (3) clear example sentences, using common words. Total immersion the easy way. It is somewhat comparable to the Oxford Learner's Dictionary for English. Attractive typography and layout, as well.

A fantastic learning tool!

As an advanced speaker, I found the dictionary a much better alternative to a traditional translation dictionary. Each entry is easy to understand, and provides easy to use word usage tips. I highly reccomend this to anyone that is fluent, yet still needs a dictionary now and then!!