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Today the meeting starts as early as six.
Die Besprechung beginnt heute schon um sechs Uhr. Today the meeting starts as early as six.

noun · A2

die Besprechung

[bəˈʃpʁɛçʊŋ]

meeting

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Other Examples

  • Ich habe gleich eine Besprechung mit der Chefin.

    I've got a meeting with the boss in a minute.

  • Hast du heute noch eine Besprechung?

    Have you got another meeting today?

  • Frida schreibt in der Besprechung alles auf.

    Frida writes everything down in the meeting.

Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Besprechung. 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 Besprechung die Besprechungen
Die Besprechung beginnt heute schon um sechs Uhr. Today the meeting starts as early as six.
Accusative wen? was? die Besprechung die Besprechungen
Frida führt souverän durch die lange Besprechung. Frida confidently leads the long meeting.
Dative wem? der Besprechung den Besprechungen
Ich brauche ein neues Mikrofon, damit man mich in den Besprechungen versteht. I need a new microphone so that people can understand me in meetings.
Genitive wessen? der Besprechung der Besprechungen

How the Word Is Built

Be prefix sprech 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: Frida at work, Otti works from home, Frida leads a meeting

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