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Die Begrünung der Fassade lässt das graue Haus in Kalles Straße plötzlich lebendig aussehen. Greening the facade suddenly makes the grey building on Kalle's street look alive.

noun · C1

die Begrünung

[bəˈɡʁyːnʊŋ]

greening, planting

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Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Begrünung
Die Begrünung der Fassade lässt das graue Haus in Kalles Straße plötzlich lebendig aussehen. Greening the facade suddenly makes the grey building on Kalle's street look alive.
Accusative wen? was? die Begrünung
Für die Begrünung unseres Hinterhofs sammeln wir Spenden und Pflanzen aus der ganzen Nachbarschaft. For greening our backyard we're collecting donations and plants from the whole neighbourhood.
Dative wem? der Begrünung
Habt ihr bei der Begrünung des Dachs auch an die Bewässerung gedacht? When greening the roof, did you also think about watering?
Genitive wessen? der Begrünung

How the Word Is Built

Be prefix grün 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

begrünengründie Grünfläche

In Otti's situations: Kalle and the trees of the city

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