# die Materie

die Materie is a German noun meaning “matter”. Forms: der Materie, die Materien.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Materie
- Plural: die Materien

## In other languages

- Русский: филос. материя

## Meanings

1. matter
2. _singular · with a definite article_ subject matter, the practical realities and collected knowledge regarding the topic at hand
   - sich in die Materie einarbeiten — to familiarize oneself with the subject matter
3. matter, material (as opposed to the form, or the immaterial)

## Examples

- Astronomen haben eine Galaxie entdeckt, in der es fast keine dunkle Materie gibt. — Astronomers have discovered a galaxy that has almost no dark matter.
- Steine werden gemeinhin der toten Materie zugeordnet. — Stones are generally considered dead material.
- Materie besteht im Wesentlichen aus nichts. — Matter is composed chiefly of nothing.
- Wir wissen nicht, woraus die dunkle Materie besteht. — We don't know what dark matter is made of.
- Dunkle Energie ist noch geheimnisvoller als dunkle Materie. — Dark energy is even more mysterious than dark matter.

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