collection
Loading your saved state.
collection
A set of clothing, shoes, and accessories designed by a fashion designer for a specific season.
Auf der Modewoche in Paris wurde die neue Herbst/Winter-Kollektion vorgestellt.
The new autumn/winter collection was presented at Fashion Week in Paris.
Words ending in '-tion' often come from French or Latin. In German, they are almost always feminine, so 'die Kollektion' (the collection).
Die Information war sehr hilfreich.
The information was very helpful.
The context reveals the meaning. If it is about 'Mode' (fashion), 'Designer' (designer), or a 'Saison' (season), it refers to a fashion collection. With words like 'Museum' (museum), 'Kunst' (art), or 'Briefmarken' (stamps), it means a collection of objects.
Der Designer präsentierte seine neue Kollektion auf der Modenschau.
The designer presented his new collection at the fashion show.
In the fashion context, a collection is often 'entworfen' (designed), 'designt' (designed), 'präsentiert' (presented), or 'vorgestellt' (introduced/presented). People often speak of the 'neue' (new), 'aktuelle' (current), or a 'Sommer-/Winter-Kollektion' (summer/winter collection).
Die neue Sommer-Kollektion ist sehr farbenfroh.
The new summer collection is very colorful.
When 'Kollektion' describes a collection of objects, the preposition 'von' followed by the dative is often used to specify what is being collected.
Er besitzt eine wertvolle Kollektion von alten Münzen.
He owns a valuable collection of old coins.
row / series
'die Reihe' and 'die Kollektion' can both mean several things that belong together. 'die Reihe' emphasizes a sequence or series, for example with books, films, or events. The individual parts often come one after another or belong together thematically. 'die Kollektion' emphasizes an assembled collection, especially in fashion, art, or other objects. Learners may confuse the words because both consist of several similar things. For series and episodes, 'Reihe' is more natural; for deliberately selected pieces or fashion, 'Kollektion' fits better.
Meine Mutter zeigt am Abend ihre neue Kollektion von alten Münzen.
In the evening, my mother shows her new collection of old coins.
Diese Reihe von Jugendbüchern hat schon fünf Bände.
This series of young adult books already has five volumes.