character trait
der Charakterzug, die Charakterzüge
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character trait
A particular, relatively stable quality of a person's personality that shows itself in their thoughts, feelings, or behavior.
Ehrlichkeit ist einer ihrer wichtigsten Charakterzüge.
Honesty is one of her most important character traits.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Charakterzüge |
| genitive | des Charakterzuges |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Charakterzug | die Charakterzüge |
| accusative | den Charakterzug | die Charakterzüge |
| dative | dem Charakterzug | den Charakterzügen |
| genitive | des Charakterzuges des Charakterzugs | der Charakterzüge |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Charakterzug' (character trait) is made up of 'Charakter' (character) and 'Zug' (trait). Here, 'Zug' refers to a distinguishing feature, meaning a feature that reveals a person's character.
Geduld ist ein besonders auffälliger Charakterzug der neuen Kollegin.
Patience is a particularly noticeable character trait of the new colleague.
'Charakterzug' (character trait) is often used with a person in the genitive case or with 'von' (of) followed by a person. The phrase 'ein wichtiger Charakterzug sein' (to be an important character trait) is also very common.
Zuverlässigkeit ist ein wichtiger Charakterzug von ihm.
Reliability is an important character trait of his.
Common combinations include 'ein ausgeprägter Charakterzug' (a pronounced character trait), 'ein positiver oder negativer Charakterzug' (a positive or negative character trait), and 'Charakterzüge beschreiben' (to describe character traits) or 'erkennen' (to recognize them).
In ihrem Roman beschreibt die Autorin die wichtigsten Charakterzüge der Hauptfigur.
In her novel, the author describes the main character's most important character traits.
