# die Lektüre

die Lektüre is a German noun meaning “reading”. Forms: der Lektüre, die Lektüren.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Lektüre
- Plural: die Lektüren

## In other languages

- Русский: чтение

## Meanings

1. reading (act of having read a book or other written material)
2. reading, reading material (written material intended to be read at a given point)
   - Das Buch ist meine Lektüre für den Urlaub. — That book is my vacation reading material.

## Examples

- Er schlief während der Lektüre eines Buches ein. — He fell asleep while reading a book.
- Er hat dir ein Buch zur Lektüre empfohlen. — He recommended a book for you to read.
- Dieses Buch bietet eine faszinierende Lektüre. — This book is a fascinating read.
- Ich habe von der Lektüre dieses Buches profitiert. — I profited from reading this book.
- Das war eine interessante Lektüre. — That was an interesting read.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
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