My Note
With an account, you keep your own note to every word: a memory trick, an example of your own, where you heard it. Create an account
Already have an account? Log in.
Other Examples
-
Habt ihr noch Erinnerungen an eure Großeltern?
Do you still have memories of your grandparents?
Grammar
- Plural
- die Erinnerungen In the plural the article is always "die".
Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Erinnerung. 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 Erinnerung | die Erinnerungen |
Die Erinnerung an den alten Garten macht Frau Hilde froh.
The memory of the old garden makes Frau Hilde happy.
|
| Accusative wen? was? | die Erinnerung | die Erinnerungen | |
| Dative wem? | der Erinnerung | den Erinnerungen | |
| Genitive wessen? | der Erinnerung | der Erinnerungen |
How the Word Is Built
Er prefix inner 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).
Word family
In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde remembers, Frau Hilde writes her memoirs
More Words from Otti's Day
Other Dictionaries
The dictionary opens here from its own site, which then sees your IP address. Nothing loads before you choose one.