German Phrase
Die meisten Apps zeigen Live-Tracking.
Meaning
The sentence states that the majority of applications provide a live‑tracking feature, i.e., they can follow a location or activity in real time. It is a factual observation about typical app functionality.
When to use
Use this sentence when comparing mobile applications, describing common features in a tech review, or answering a question about what most apps are capable of.
✦Grammar Breakdown
DiemeistenAppszeigenLive-Tracking
Definite article with plural
‘Die’ is the nominative plural definite article used before plural nouns like ‘Apps’.
Attributive adjective ‘meisten’
‘Meisten’ is the superlative form of ‘viel’ used attributively and takes the weak ending ‘-en’ after the definite article.
Plural noun ‘Apps’
‘App’ is borrowed from English; its plural is formed by adding ‘-s’, and it stays capitalised as a noun.
Verb agreement
‘zeigen’ is the 3rd‑person plural form of ‘zeigen’, matching the plural subject ‘die meisten Apps’.
Loanword ‘Live‑Tracking’
‘Live‑Tracking’ is a Germanised English loanword; it can also be expressed as ‘Echtzeit‑Tracking’.
🗨In Conversation
Welche Funktionen haben die neuen Fitness‑Apps?
What features do the new fitness apps have?
Die meisten Apps zeigen Live-Tracking.
Most apps show live tracking.
✕Common Mistakes
Die meisten App zeigen Live-Tracking.
‘App’ must be pluralised to ‘Apps’ because the subject is plural.
Die meisten Apps zeigt Live-Tracking.
The verb must agree with the plural subject; use ‘zeigen’, not ‘zeigt’.
Der meisten Apps zeigen Live-Tracking.
The correct definite article for plural nouns is ‘die’, not ‘der’.
↔Alternatives
Die meisten Anwendungen bieten Live‑Tracking an.
Most applications offer live tracking.
Fast alle Apps verfügen über Live‑Tracking.
Almost all apps have live tracking.
Viele Apps zeigen eine Live‑Tracking‑Funktion.
Many apps show a live‑tracking function.
Cultural Tip
In German tech talk, ‘Live‑Tracking’ is a widely accepted loanword, but you may also hear ‘Echtzeit‑Tracking’. Remember that nouns are always capitalised, so ‘Apps’ stays capitalised even though it’s an English borrowing. Verb‑subject agreement is crucial: the verb must stay plural (zeigen) when the subject is plural.