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Entschuldigung, hast du kurz Zeit?
Excuse me, have you got a moment?
The tinted words form a set phrase: Zeit haben
Grammar
- Plural
- die Entschuldigungen In the plural the article is always "die".
Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Entschuldigung. 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 Entschuldigung | die Entschuldigungen | |
| Accusative wen? was? | die Entschuldigung | die Entschuldigungen | |
| Dative wem? | der Entschuldigung | den Entschuldigungen | |
| Genitive wessen? | der Entschuldigung | der Entschuldigungen |
How the Word Is Built
Ent prefix schuld 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
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