die Leere
Translation
emptiness, void, vacuum
Examples
Er starrte in die Leere.
He stared into the void.
Ich fühle eine große Leere in mir.
I feel a great emptiness inside me.
Grammar Patterns
((into sth.)) to stare into the void
((sth.)) to feel an emptiness
Similar Words
Synonyms: Nichts (nothingness), Vakuum (vacuum); Antonyms: Fülle (fullness)
Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'leer' (empty). The '-e' suffix forms a feminine noun.
Memory Tips
Imagine an empty ('leer') space. The concept of that emptiness is 'die Leere'. It's the 'empty-ness'.