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Excuse
Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)B2noun
Reason
Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)A1noun
| Excuse | Reason | |
|---|---|---|
| Aussprache | 🇬🇧 /["/ɪkˈskjuːs/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ɪkˈskjuːs/"]/ | 🇬🇧 /["/ˈriːzn/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ˈriːzn/"]/ |
| Bedeutung | A reason you give to explain bad behavior or to get out of something. | An explanation or cause for something. |
| Beispiel | She made an excuse for being late to the meeting. | The reason I am late is because of traffic. |
| Register | Neutral | Neutral |
| Wie häufig | Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) | Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) |
| CEFR-Niveau | B2 | A1 |
| Wortart | noun | noun |
| Kollokationen | perfect, wonderful, excellent, have, give, make, excuse about, excuse for, there is no excuse for…, perfect, wonderful, excellent, have, give, make, excuse about, excuse for, there is no excuse for…, lousy, miserable, pathetic, excuse for | cogent, good, sound, be aware of, see, have, by reason of, for a/the reason, for reason of, all the more reason, all sorts of reasons, every reason, cogent, good, sound, be aware of, see, have, by reason of, for a/the reason, for reason of, all the more reason, all sorts of reasons, every reason, human, lose, be open to, listen to, beyond reason, within reason, an appeal to reason, faculty of reason, sense of reason, human, lose, be open to, listen to, beyond reason, within reason, an appeal to reason, faculty of reason, sense of reason |
| Antonyme | blame, accusation | cause, consequence |
| Häufige Fehler | Using 'excuse' instead of 'excuse me' for polite interruptions., Confusing 'excuse' with 'apology', thinking they mean the same., Using 'excuse' without an object; it typically is followed by what you are excusing. | Confused with 'rationale' — 'reason' is broader., Using 'reason' without 'for' — remember to include it when explaining cause., Mispronouncing as 'ree-zen' instead of 'ree-zon'. |
| Hinweise zur Verwendung | Use 'excuse' when you need to explain why you did something wrong or when you want permission to not do something. It's neutral but can sound insincere in some contexts. | Used in both formal and informal contexts. In formal writing, it often appears in discussions and academic papers. In conversational settings, it's common to ask for someone's reason behind their choices. |
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Häufige Fragen: Excuse vs Reason
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Excuse und Reason?
Excuse: A reason you give to explain bad behavior or to get out of something. Reason: An explanation or cause for something.
Was ist anspruchsvoller: Excuse und Reason?
Excuse ist das höchste Niveau, bei B2, auf der CEFR-Skala.
Sind Excuse und Reason auf demselben CEFR-Niveau?
Excuse: B2, Reason: A1 auf der CEFR-Skala.
Welche Wortart sind Excuse und Reason?
Excuse: noun, Reason: noun.
Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?
Excuse: She made an excuse for being late to the meeting. Reason: The reason I am late is because of traffic.
Kann ich Excuse und Reason austauschbar verwenden?
Nicht immer. Excuse und Reason sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.