# die Literatur

die Literatur is a German noun meaning “literature”. Forms: der Literatur, die Literaturen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Literatur
- Plural: die Literaturen

## In other languages

- Русский: литература
- Українська: література

## Meanings

1. literature (written works collectively, often about a certain topic, in a certain language etc.)
   - In der älteren biologischen Literatur wurden diese Begriffe nicht streng geschieden. — In the older biological literature, these terms were not distinguished strictly.
2. the works consulted by an author, especially a scientist, as resources for a given text
   - Literaturverzeichnis — list of references, bibliography
3. written fiction and poetry, especially that deemed of high cultural value
   - Literaturgeschichte — history of literature

## Examples

- Historische Romane sind ein beliebtes Genre der Literatur. — Historical novels are a popular literary genre.
- Magst du französische Literatur? — Do you like French literature?
- Toms hat im Hauptfach japanische Literatur studiert. — Tom majored in Japanese literature in college.
- Wir redeten über Poesie und Literatur. — We talked about poetry and literature.
- Er liebt die Literatur, sie liebt die Musik. — He loves literature: she loves music.

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