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Otti liest sein Anschreiben vor dem Gespräch noch einmal durch. Otti reads through his cover letter once more before the interview.

noun · B2

das Anschreiben

[ˈanˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]

cover letter

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  • Schickst du dein Anschreiben heute noch an die Firma?

    Are you sending your cover letter to the company today?

  • Ich habe das Anschreiben fünfmal umgeschrieben, bis es mir gefiel.

    I rewrote the cover letter five times until I liked it.

  • Frida meint, mein Anschreiben sei viel zu lang.

    Frida thinks my cover letter is far too long.

Grammar

Plural
die Anschreiben 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 Anschreiben die Anschreiben
Accusative wen? was? das Anschreiben die Anschreiben
Dative wem? dem Anschreiben den Anschreiben
In meinem Anschreiben hebe ich vor allem mein Organisationstalent hervor. In my cover letter I mainly highlight my talent for organization.
Genitive wessen? des Anschreibens der Anschreiben

How the Word Is Built

An prefix schreib root en ending

an-
to, at, the start of something: ankommen (to arrive), anrufen (to call). Separable: Ich rufe dich an.
-en
the ending of the infinitive, the form of a verb in the dictionary.

Word family

In Otti's situations: Otti has a job interview

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