Venus
(die) Venus
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Venus
The second planet in the solar system, located between Mercury and Earth when counting outward from the Sun.
Die Venus ist nach dem Mond das hellste natürliche Objekt am Nachthimmel.
Venus is the brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon.
Venus
The Roman goddess of love and beauty.
In der römischen Mythologie war die Venus die Mutter des Aeneas.
In Roman mythology, Venus was the mother of Aeneas.
| gender | feminine die |
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| genitive | der Venus |
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | (die) Venus | – |
| accusative | (die) Venus | – |
| dative | (der) Venus | – |
| genitive | der Venus Venus’ | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Whether 'die Venus' (Venus) refers to the planet or the Roman goddess can usually be determined from the topic: astronomy points to the planet, mythology to the goddess.
Die Venus ist heute Abend besonders gut zu sehen.
Venus is particularly easy to see this evening.
Die Venus spielte in der römischen Mythologie eine wichtige Rolle.
Venus played an important role in Roman mythology.
In its astronomical sense, 'die Venus' (Venus) often appears with verbs and compound words related to observing the sky: you can 'die Venus beobachten' (observe Venus), 'fotografieren' (photograph it), or 'mit einer Raumsonde untersuchen' (study it with a space probe).
Mit einem kleinen Teleskop konnte die Familie die Venus beobachten.
The family was able to observe Venus with a small telescope.
In texts about Roman mythology, 'die Venus' (Venus) is often associated with her role as a goddess, as well as with worship and art. Typical phrases include 'der Venus einen Tempel weihen' (to dedicate a temple to Venus) and 'eine Statue der Venus' (a statue of Venus).
Die Römer weihten der Venus einen prächtigen Tempel.
The Romans dedicated a magnificent temple to Venus.
