die Welt
Translation
world
Examples
Die Welt ist groß und schön.
The world is big and beautiful.
Er reist um die ganze Welt.
He is traveling around the whole world.
Grammar Patterns
((in the world)) in the world (location/existence) Das ist das größte Haus auf der Welt.
((around the world)) around the world (movement) Wir reisen um die Welt.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Erde (earth); Antonyms: -
Etymology
From Old High German 'weralt' (age of man), compound of 'wer' (man) + 'alt' (age). Cognate with English 'world'.
Memory Tips
Sounds very similar to English 'world', just replace 'd' with 't'.