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Für ihr Referat zeichnet Lotte die Entwicklung vom Abakus bis zum Computer auf ein Plakat. For her presentation, Lotte draws the development from the abacus to the computer on a poster.

noun · B2

die Entwicklung

[ɛntˈvɪklʊŋ]

development

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Entwicklung. 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 Entwicklung die Entwicklungen
Die Entwicklung einer neuen App dauert oft länger, als ihr denkt. Developing a new app often takes longer than you think.
Accusative wen? was? die Entwicklung die Entwicklungen
Dative wem? der Entwicklung den Entwicklungen
Genitive wessen? der Entwicklung der Entwicklungen

How the Word Is Built

Ent prefix wickl 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

entwickelnder Entwicklerdie Entwicklerinwickelndie Weiterentwicklung

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