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Excuse me, do you live here?
Entschuldigung, wohnen Sie hier? Excuse me, do you live here?

noun · A1

die Entschuldigung

[ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡʊŋ]

excuse me, sorry, apology

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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

entschuldigendie Schuldschuldigunschuldig

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