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Otti schreibt Frau Hilde eine Anleitung mit großen Buchstaben auf einen Zettel. Otti writes Frau Hilde instructions in big letters on a piece of paper.

noun · B2

die Anleitung

[ˈanˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]

instructions, manual

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Anleitung. 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 Anleitung die Anleitungen
Accusative wen? was? die Anleitung die Anleitungen
Dative wem? der Anleitung den Anleitungen
Genitive wessen? der Anleitung der Anleitungen

How the Word Is Built

An prefix leit 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).

Word family

In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde makes a video call

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