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Roman: novel — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Roman

novel

a long fictional prose work published as a book

IPA/ʁoˈmaːn/

Standard German pronunciation.

Roman: novel

Meaning 1neutral · 86%

a long fictional prose work published as a book

Ich lese gerade einen historischen Roman über Berlin.

Der Roman beginnt langsam, wird aber später sehr spannend.

Sie hat den Roman für drei Wochen ausgeliehen.

Common combinations include einen Roman lesen, schreiben, veröffentlichen, or ausleihen. The plural is Romane.

Roman is a masculine noun: der Roman, die Romane.

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What is a Roman in German?

Roman is masculine: der Roman, plural die Romane. It refers to a novel, not to the adjective 'Roman' in English.