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Lotte und Bruno diskutieren am Küchentisch, wo kulturelle Aneignung beginnt. At the kitchen table, Lotte and Bruno discuss where cultural appropriation begins.

noun · C1

die Aneignung

[ˈanˌʔaɪ̯ɡnʊŋ]

appropriation, acquisition

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Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Aneignung
Die Aneignung einer neuen Sprache braucht Zeit, Geduld und viele Gespräche. Acquiring a new language takes time, patience and lots of conversations.
Accusative wen? was? die Aneignung
Dative wem? der Aneignung
Genitive wessen? der Aneignung

How the Word Is Built

An prefix eign root ung suffix

an-
to, at, the start of something: ankommen (to arrive), anrufen (to call). Separable: Ich rufe dich an.
-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

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In Otti's situations: Bruno and food culture

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