das Liebeslied
love song
A song about romantic love or dedicated to a loved one.
EXAMPLE
Auf der Hochzeit sang sie ihrem Mann ein Liebeslied.
At the wedding, she sang a love song to her husband.
das Liebeslied
love song
das Liebeslied, die Liebeslieder
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Liebeslied, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Liebeslieder |
| genitive | des Liebesliedes |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Liebeslied | die Liebeslieder |
| accusative | das Liebeslied | die Liebeslieder |
| dative | dem Liebeslied | den Liebesliedern |
| genitive | des Liebesliedes des Liebeslieds | der Liebeslieder |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound words
'Liebeslied' is made up of 'Liebe' (love) and 'Lied' (song). The 's' in the middle is a linking element that connects the two parts.
EXAMPLE
Das Liebeslied beginnt mit einer ruhigen Gitarrenmelodie.
The love song begins with a gentle guitar melody.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include 'ein Liebeslied singen' (to sing a love song), 'ein Liebeslied schreiben' (to write a love song), and 'ein Liebeslied widmen' (to dedicate a love song). With 'widmen' (to dedicate), the loved one is in the dative case.
EXAMPLE
Der Musiker hat seiner Partnerin ein Liebeslied geschrieben.
The musician wrote his partner a love song.
Sentence patterns
A 'Liebeslied' can be used with 'für' (for) or 'jemandem' (to someone): 'ein Liebeslied für jemanden singen' (to sing a love song for someone) and 'jemandem ein Liebeslied singen' (to sing someone a love song) are typical sentence patterns.
EXAMPLE
Zum Jahrestag sang er ein Liebeslied für seine Frau.
For their anniversary, he sang a love song for his wife.
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