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The fruit and veg section is right by the entrance.
Die Abteilung für Obst und Gemüse ist gleich am Eingang. The fruit and veg section is right by the entrance.

noun · A2

die Abteilung

[apˈtaɪ̯lʊŋ]

section, department

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Abteilung. 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 Abteilung die Abteilungen
Die Abteilung für Obst und Gemüse ist gleich am Eingang. The fruit and veg section is right by the entrance.
Accusative wen? was? die Abteilung die Abteilungen
Dative wem? der Abteilung den Abteilungen
Genitive wessen? der Abteilung der Abteilungen

How the Word Is Built

Ab prefix teil 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

teilender Teil

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