"Etwas" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛtvas/ Audio: De-Etwas.ogg
Etymology: Substantivization of etwas (“something”). Head templates: {{de-noun|n,-,-}} Etwas n (strong, genitive Etwas, plural Etwas) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,-,-}} Forms: Etwas [genitive], Etwas [plural], strong [table-tags], Etwas [nominative, singular], Etwas [definite, nominative, plural], Etwas [genitive, singular], Etwas [definite, genitive, plural], Etwas [dative, singular], Etwas [dative, definite, plural], Etwas [accusative, singular], Etwas [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. thing, being Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Etwas-de-noun-icrkbkae
  2. a quality or talent that is hard to pin down Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Etwas-de-noun-jWlVe6bZ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
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      ]
    },
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "english": "She has this certain something.",
          "text": "Sie hat dieses gewisse Etwas.",
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    "German lemmas",
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    },
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "Etwas",
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "form": "Etwas",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Etwas",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Etwas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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          "talent",
          "talent"
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