My Note
With an account, you keep your own note to every word: a memory trick, an example of your own, where you heard it. Create an account
Already have an account? Log in.
Other Examples
Grammar
- Plural
- die Begegnungen In the plural the article is always "die".
Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Begegnung. 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 Begegnung | die Begegnungen | |
| Accusative wen? was? | die Begegnung | die Begegnungen | |
| Dative wem? | der Begegnung | den Begegnungen |
Frau Hilde erzählt den Kindern von ihrer ersten Begegnung mit einem Fernseher.
Frau Hilde tells the children about her first encounter with a television.
|
| Genitive wessen? | der Begegnung | der Begegnungen |
How the Word Is Built
Be prefix gegn root ung suffix
- be-
- makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).
- -ung
- a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).
Word family
In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde brings the generations together
More Words from Otti's Day
Other Dictionaries
The dictionary opens here from its own site, which then sees your IP address. Nothing loads before you choose one.