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Fridas Alleinstellungsmerkmal steht groß auf der ersten Folie: Brot vor sechs Uhr. Frida's unique selling point is written in big letters on the first slide: bread before six.

noun · C1

das Alleinstellungsmerkmal

[aˈlaɪ̯nʃtɛlʊŋsˌmɛʁkmaːl]

unique selling point, USP

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Other Examples

  • Ohne klares Alleinstellungsmerkmal fällst du zwischen all den Lieferdiensten kaum auf.

    Without a clear unique selling point, you barely stand out among all the delivery services.

  • Wir sehen unser Alleinstellungsmerkmal in der Lieferung vor dem Frühstück.

    We see our unique selling point in delivering before breakfast.

  • Die Investorin will wissen, worin genau das Alleinstellungsmerkmal besteht.

    The investor wants to know what exactly the unique selling point is.

Grammar

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

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Alleinstellungsmerkmal die Alleinstellungsmerkmale
Accusative wen? was? das Alleinstellungsmerkmal die Alleinstellungsmerkmale
Dative wem? dem Alleinstellungsmerkmal den Alleinstellungsmerkmalen
Genitive wessen? des Alleinstellungsmerkmals der Alleinstellungsmerkmale

How the Word Is Built

Allein root stell root ung suffix s linking letter merk root mal root

-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

A compound: Alleinstellungmerk + das Mal

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

das Merkmalalleindie Stellung

In Otti's situations: Frida pitches an idea to investors

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