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supplement
An addition or extra that completes or improves something. Often used for dietary supplements such as vitamins or protein.
Viele Sportler nehmen nach dem Training ein Protein-Supplement zu sich.
Many athletes take a protein supplement after training.
The meaning of 'Supplement' (supplement) becomes clear from context. In connection with sports or nutrition, dietary supplements are meant. With newspapers or books, it is an insert or supplement. In linguistics, it is a technical term.
Dieses Magazin hat ein monatliches Supplement für Technik-Fans.
This magazine has a monthly supplement for technology fans.
In the field of nutrition, 'Supplement' (supplement) is often combined with the verb 'einnehmen' (to take) or 'zu sich nehmen' (to consume/take). Common compounds are 'Vitamin-Supplement' (vitamin supplement) or 'Eisen-Supplement' (iron supplement).
Nach dem Arztbesuch nimmt sie nun täglich ein Eisen-Supplement ein.
After the doctor's appointment, she now takes an iron supplement every day.
As an insert in a publication, 'Supplement' (supplement) is often used with prepositions like 'in' (in) or 'zu' (to/for). For example, people speak of a 'Supplement in der Zeitung' (a supplement in the newspaper) or 'einem Supplement zum Lexikon' (a supplement to the encyclopedia).
Zu dem Wörterbuch ist ein neues Supplement mit modernen Begriffen erschienen.
A new supplement with modern terms has been published for the dictionary.
This meaning of 'Supplement' (supplement) is a technical term from linguistics. This usage does not occur in normal everyday language.
In der Grammatikvorlesung haben wir den Unterschied zwischen Komplementen und Supplementen gelernt.
In the grammar lecture, we learned the difference between complements and supplements.
information / boasting
'die Angabe' and 'das Supplement' can both mean additional information. However, 'Angabe' is a general word for a piece of information, a detail, or data, for example in a form. 'Supplement' is much more specific and sounds more technical. In linguistics, it means a sentence element that gives additional information and is not strictly necessary. Learners may confuse the words because a supplement is also a kind of free adjunct. In everyday language, however, people almost always say 'Angabe', not 'Supplement'.
Im Satz „Am Morgen fährt Anna zur Arbeit“ ist „am Morgen“ ein Supplement.
In the sentence 'Am Morgen fährt Anna zur Arbeit' ('In the morning, Anna goes to work'), 'am Morgen' is a supplement.
Bei der Anmeldung fehlen noch einige Angaben zu deiner Reise.
Some information about your trip is still missing from the registration.