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Lotte lobt die Eigenständigkeit der neuen Fassung, die der Student nach dem Gespräch geschrieben hat. Lotte praises the originality of the new version the student wrote after their talk.

noun · C1

die Eigenständigkeit

[ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌʃtɛndɪçkaɪ̯t]

independence, originality

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Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Eigenständigkeit
Accusative wen? was? die Eigenständigkeit
Dative wem? der Eigenständigkeit
Genitive wessen? der Eigenständigkeit

How the Word Is Built

Eigen root ständ root ig suffix keit suffix

-ig
makes an adjective: der Durst → durstig (thirsty).
-keit
a noun from an adjective, always feminine: möglich → die Möglichkeit (possibility).

A compound: Eigen + die Ständigkeit

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Lotte and academic honesty

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