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Bruno hat viel Erfahrung in der Küche. Bruno has a lot of experience in the kitchen.

noun · A2

die Erfahrung

[ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁʊŋ]

experience

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Erfahrung. 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 Erfahrung die Erfahrungen
Welche Erfahrungen bringst du aus deinem früheren Job ein? What experience do you bring from your previous job?
Accusative wen? was? die Erfahrung die Erfahrungen
Dative wem? der Erfahrung den Erfahrungen
Genitive wessen? der Erfahrung der Erfahrungen

How the Word Is Built

Er prefix fahr root ung suffix

er-
reaching a result: erreichen (to reach), erklären (to explain).
-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

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In Otti's situations: Lotte applies for a job, Emil looks back on ten years as a courier

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