die

feminine

ˈvɪʁklɪçkaɪ̯t

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Translation

reality, truth

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Word origin

Formed from wirklich ('real, actual') plus the noun suffix -keit; wirklich derives from wirken ('to work, take effect').

Origin
German
Root
wirklich + -keit

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Examples

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In reality, the whole story was just a dream.

ertragen Fantasie.

Sometimes reality is harder to bear than fantasy.

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His dream finally became reality.

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