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Handwerker bringen eine dicke Dämmung an Kalles Hauswand an. Tradespeople are fitting thick insulation to the wall of Kalle's house.

noun · B2

die Dämmung

[ˈdɛmʊŋ]

insulation

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Dämmung. 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 Dämmung die Dämmungen
Accusative wen? was? die Dämmung die Dämmungen
Durch die Dämmung haben wir im ersten Winter ein Drittel der Heizkosten eingespart. Thanks to the insulation we saved a third of our heating costs in the first winter.
Dative wem? der Dämmung den Dämmungen
Genitive wessen? der Dämmung der Dämmungen

How the Word Is Built

Dämm root ung suffix

-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

Word family

dämmender Dämmstoffdie Wärmedämmung

In Otti's situations: Kalle's house gets a solar roof

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