noun
Fiktion
fiction
The German word "Fiktion" is a noun meaning "fiction" or "flagrance imagination". It originates from the Latin verb "fingere" which means "to shape" or "to invent".
- Fiktion: a created story, something imagined, not real.
Similar words include:
- Erfindung (invention)
- Dichtung (poetry, fiction)
- Fantasie (fantasy)
Differences:
- Erfindung often refers to inventions or fabrications, not necessarily literary.
- Dichtung emphasizes literary or artistic creation.
- Fantasie relates to imagination or creative thought, less formal than Fiktion.
Fiktion is primarily used in contexts of storytelling or literature.
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Examples
Die Fiktion ist manchmal spannend.noun
The fiction is sometimes exciting.
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