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Emil writes a complaint to the online shop.
Emil schreibt eine Beschwerde an den Online-Shop. Emil writes a complaint to the online shop.

noun · A2

die Beschwerde

[bəˈʃveːɐ̯də]

complaint

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Grammar

Plural
die Beschwerden 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? die Beschwerde die Beschwerden
Accusative wen? was? die Beschwerde die Beschwerden
Hebst du die Belege bitte auf? Wir brauchen sie für die Beschwerde. Could you keep the receipts, please? We need them for the complaint.
Dative wem? der Beschwerde den Beschwerden
Genitive wessen? der Beschwerde der Beschwerden

How the Word Is Built

Be prefix schwer root de suffix

be-
makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).

Word family

In Otti's situations: Emil makes a complaint, Emil's flight is cancelled

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