Nobel Prize
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Nobel Prize
One of the highest international awards, given annually for outstanding achievements in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and for peace efforts.
Marie Curie erhielt den Nobelpreis sowohl in Physik als auch in Chemie.
Marie Curie received the Nobel Prize in both physics and chemistry.
'Der Nobelpreis' is a compound noun. It consists of the proper name of the founder, Alfred Nobel, and the base word 'der Preis' (the prize).
Der Nobelpreis wird jedes Jahr am 10. Dezember verliehen.
The Nobel Prize is awarded every year on December 10.
Further terms are formed from the word 'Nobelpreis' (Nobel Prize), for example 'der Nobelpreisträger' for a male person or 'die Nobelpreisträgerin' for a female person who has won the prize.
Die Nobelpreisträgerin hielt eine beeindruckende Rede.
The Nobel Prize winner gave an impressive speech.
Common verbs are 'den Nobelpreis erhalten/bekommen/gewinnen' (to receive/get/win the Nobel Prize) from the perspective of the honored person, and 'den Nobelpreis verleihen' (to award the Nobel Prize) from the perspective of the committee.
Das Komitee hat entschieden, wem es den Preis verleiht.
The committee has decided to whom it will award the prize.
To name the category, the prepositions 'für' (for, with accusative) or 'in' (in, with dative) are used. Both are correct.
Er bekam den Nobelpreis für Literatur.
He received the Nobel Prize for Literature.
price / prize
'der Preis' and 'der Nobelpreis' can both be an award for a special achievement. 'Preis' is general and can be used in many situations, for example in a small competition or for a major honor. 'Nobelpreis' is a specific, very well-known international prize for outstanding achievements, for example in medicine, literature, or peace. Learners may confuse the words because 'Preis' is part of the word 'Nobelpreis'. So the Nobel Prize is a prize, but a very specific one.
Im Unterricht sprechen wir heute über eine Forscherin, die den Nobelpreis bekommen hat.
In class today, we are talking about a researcher who received the Nobel Prize.
Am Montag ist der Preis für die beste Präsentation eine kleine Reise.
On Monday, the prize for the best presentation is a short trip.