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A group of people with shared interests, a similar lifestyle, or taste, especially in the areas of music, art, or fashion. It is an alternative spelling of “Szene” borrowed from English.
Er war in den 90er Jahren ein fester Bestandteil der Berliner Techno-Scene.
He was a fixture of the Berlin techno scene in the 90s.
The spelling “Scene” is a variant of the more common German word “Szene” borrowed from English. It is often used deliberately within subcultures to sound modern or international.
Die Hip-Hop-Scene der Stadt trifft sich jeden Freitag im Park.
The city’s hip-hop scene meets every Friday in the park.
When “Scene” describes a subculture, it is often combined with a genre or interest. Typical examples are “die Musik-Scene” (the music scene), “die Kunst-Scene” (the art scene), or “die Startup-Scene” (the startup scene).
Er kennt sich in der lokalen Musik-Scene sehr gut aus.
He knows the local music scene very well.
You can recognize the meaning “section of a film or play” from the context. Words like “Film” (film), “Theater” (theater), “Akt” (act), “drehen” (to shoot/film), or “spielen” (to act/play) point to this use.
Der Regisseur war mit der ersten Aufnahme der Scene nicht zufrieden.
The director was not satisfied with the first take of the scene.
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'die Szene' and 'die Scene' mean almost the same thing in the relevant meanings: a section in a film, play, or book, or a social environment of people with similar interests. The most important difference is the spelling. 'Szene' is the normal German spelling and fits in almost all texts. 'Scene' is a rarer spelling influenced by English. You are more likely to see it in certain music, art, or fashion contexts. Learners can easily confuse the words because they sound the same and have very similar meanings. In normal German texts, 'Szene' is the safe choice.
In der Berliner Kunst-Scene kennt sie inzwischen viele Leute.
She now knows many people in the Berlin art scene.
Die letzte Szene des Films hat viele Zuschauer überrascht.
The last scene of the film surprised many viewers.