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Die laute Baustelle vor dem Fenster ist für Otti eine große Ablenkung. The noisy building site outside the window is a big distraction for Otti.

noun · B1

die Ablenkung

[ˈapˌlɛŋkʊŋ]

distraction

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Grammar

Plural
die Ablenkungen In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Ablenkung. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Ablenkung die Ablenkungen
Accusative wen? was? die Ablenkung die Ablenkungen
Dative wem? der Ablenkung den Ablenkungen
Genitive wessen? der Ablenkung der Ablenkungen

How the Word Is Built

Ab prefix lenk root ung suffix

ab-
away, off: abfahren (to leave). Separable: Der Zug fährt ab.
-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

Word family

ablenkenlenkendas Lenkrad

In Otti's situations: Otti works from home, Emil spends a weekend offline

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