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Emil füllt am Handy das Formular für seine Entschädigung aus. Emil fills in the form for his compensation on his phone.

noun · B2

die Entschädigung

[ɛntˈʃɛːdɪɡʊŋ]

compensation

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Entschädigung. 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 Entschädigung die Entschädigungen
Accusative wen? was? die Entschädigung die Entschädigungen
Emil füllt am Handy das Formular für seine Entschädigung aus. Emil fills in the form for his compensation on his phone.
Dative wem? der Entschädigung den Entschädigungen
Von der Entschädigung laden wir alle Freunde zum Essen ein. We'll use the compensation to treat all our friends to dinner.
Genitive wessen? der Entschädigung der Entschädigungen

How the Word Is Built

Ent prefix schäd root ig suffix ung suffix

ent-
away, out of: entdecken (to discover), entfernen (to remove).
-ig
makes an adjective: der Durst → durstig (thirsty).
-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

Word family

In Otti's situations: Emil's flight is cancelled

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