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Otti hält zwei Listen in der Hand und muss eine Entscheidung treffen. Otti is holding two lists and has to make a decision.

noun · B2

die Entscheidung

[ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]

decision

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Synonyms
der Beschluss

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Entscheidung. 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 Entscheidung die Entscheidungen
Deine Entscheidung ist für mich absolut nachvollziehbar. Your decision makes complete sense to me.
Accusative wen? was? die Entscheidung die Entscheidungen
Dative wem? der Entscheidung den Entscheidungen
Genitive wessen? der Entscheidung der Entscheidungen

How the Word Is Built

Ent prefix scheid root ung suffix

ent-
away, out of: entdecken (to discover), entfernen (to remove).
-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

Word family

entscheidenentscheidendunentschieden

In Otti's situations: Should Otti move to Hamburg?, Emil starts a cooperative

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