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Zur Entspannung geht Kalle am Schlachtensee spazieren. To relax, Kalle goes for a walk by the Schlachtensee.

noun · B1

die Entspannung

[ɛntˈʃpanʊŋ]

relaxation

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Entspannung. 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 Entspannung die Entspannungen
Accusative wen? was? die Entspannung die Entspannungen
Dative wem? der Entspannung den Entspannungen
Was machst du zur Entspannung? What do you do to relax?
Genitive wessen? der Entspannung der Entspannungen

How the Word Is Built

Ent prefix spann 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

In Otti's situations: Kalle lives healthily

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